The National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) is a research center for ethnology and cultural anthropology.

Staff Members

SONODA Naoko
SONODA NaokoSONODA Naoko
Research Center for Cultural Resources・Professor
Research Specialization
Individual Research Projects
  • Basic Analysis of Museum Environment (Temperature and Relative Humidity) Part 3
Personal website ［9 Apr 2012 updated］

Academic Qualifications:

  • L.Lettres, Univ. of Paris I, 1980
  • M.S.T. Univ. of Paris I, 1982
  • Anc. Élève École du Louvre, 1983
  • D.Hist. de l'Art, Univ. of Paris I, 1987

Research Topics:

Conservation science applied to the museum collections

Recent Research Interests:

As a conservation scientist in a museum, I have to deal with many sorts of problem.
I am now mainly looking after :

  1. use of modified atmospheres for insect eradication in museum
  2. mass reinforcement of brittle paper
  3. synthetic resins used for the conservation

Discipline:

Conservation science

Publications:

2008
(With S. Hidaka) Between Conservation and Access: Implementation of Integrated Pest Management at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan. Conservation and Access, (Contributions to the London Congress 15–19 September, The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works), pp.88–92.
2008
(With S. Hidaka, H. Ohtani, C. Watanabe, and S. Takeda) Application of EGA, PyGC/MS and TD-GC/MS for the Testing of Materials for Use in Storage and Display in Museums. Organized Contributed Session: Analytical Chemistry Applied to the Study and Preservation of Art and Cultural Works (PittCon Conference and Expo 2008 Abstracts CD-Rom), 2–7 March, New Orleans.
2007
(With T. Okayama, K. Fukai, and T. Morita) Evaluation of Paper Deterioration? Application of Acoustic Emission Meaurement Using Small Test Pieces. In Summaries of the IADA XI. Congress, 17–21 September, pp.71. Vienna.
2007
Conservation Management System for Tangible Cultural Resources at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan. International Symposium Proceedings Practice of Conservation in Museums? Defining a Vision for the Practice of Conservation in Museums in the 21st Century, pp.97–103.
2005
(With M. Seki, T. Morita and T. Okayama) A New Technique of Book Papers Strengthening Using Cellulose Derivatives. Restaurator 26: 239–249. 82–84. Tokyo: National Research Institute for Cultural Properties.
2004
(With S. Hidaka, T. Morita, T. Okayama, H. Ohtani, M. Seki, K. Masuda, M. Kanayama and S. Muramoto) New Evaluation Methods of Paper Deterioration: Study of British Parliamentary Papers in the Collection of National Museum of Ethnology, Japan. Durability of Paper and Writing, Proceedings of the International Conference held in November 16–19, 2004, pp.92–94. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2001
Workshop on Museum Practices in Vietnam. Co-operation (Newsletter for the Minpaku Seminar on Museology) 2001: 4–8.
2000
(With J-P. Rioux, A. Duval and M. Dubus) Caractérisation des matériaux d’art contemporain – Liants et pigments synthétiques. In J. Goupy and J.P. Mohen (eds.) Art et Chimie – La couleur, Actes du Congrès, pp.105–110. Paris: CNRS Edition.
1999
Characterization of Organic Azo-Pigments by Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography. Studies in Conservation 44 (3): 195–208.
1998
Formation des conservateurs et des restaurateurs de niveau universitaire au Japon. Conservation – Restauration des biens culturels, Association des restaurateurs d’art et d’archéologie de formation universitaire 12: 45–51.
1998
Application des méthodes chromatographiques pour la caractérisation des peintures alkydes pour artistes. Technè, No.8: La science au service de l’histoire de l’art et des civilisations 8: 33–43.
1993
(With J-P. Rioux and A.R. Duval) Identification des matériaux synthétiques dans les peintures modernes. II. Pigments organiques et matière picturale. Studies in Conservation 38 (2): 99–127.
1992
(With E. Martin and A.R. Duval) Contribution à l’étude des préparations blanches des tableaux italiens sur bois. Studies in Conservation 37 (2): 82–92.
1990
(With J-P. Rioux) Identification des matériaux synthétiques dans les peintures modernes I. Vernis et liants polymères. Studies in Conservation 35 (4): 189–204.

Presentations:

2008
(With S. Hidaka) “Between Conservation and Access: Implementation of Integrated Pest Management at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan.” Conservation and Access, Contributions to the London Congress, 15–19 September, The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.
2008
(With S. Hidaka, H. Ohtani, C. Watanabe, and S. Takeda) “Application of EGA, PyGC/MS and TD-GC/MS for the Testing of Materials for Use in Storage and Display in Museums.” Organized contributed session: Analytical Chemistry Applied to the Study and Preservation of Art and Cultural Works, 2–7 March, PittCon Conference and Expo 2008, New Orleans.
2004
“Mass Strengthening of Archival and Library Materials – Ongoing Study Based on the ‘British Parliamentary Papers’ in the Collection of National Museum of Ethnology”.
1990
(With E. Martin and A.R. Duval) “Utilisation des microscopes optique et électronique pour l’étude des préparations blanches de tableaux italiens sur bois.” ICOM for conservation 9th triennial meeting Dresden, Germany.
1989
(With J-P. Rioux, H. Valot, J. Hourrière and V. Roca) “Le poète Philippe Soupault par Robert Delaunay. Mise en évidence, identification, et élimination d’un film de surface synthétique irréversible.” Colloque AFTPV/SFIIC, Nice, France.
1987
“Analyse de peintures synthétiques pour artistes par pyrolyse couplée avec la chromatographie en phase gazeuse.” Colloque ARAAFU, Paris, France.