The International Symposium “Museums in the 22nd century – Designing the Museums of Tomorrow as Future Spaces for Communication”
The International Symposium of Minpaku for the 50th Anniversary of the Museum’s Founding
“Museums in the 22nd century – Designing the Museums of Tomorrow as Future Spaces for Communication”
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| Date | Saturday, March 8th, 2025 13:30-17:00(Doors open at 13:00) Sunday, March 9th, 2025 9:30-17:00(Doors open at 9:00) |
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| Location | National Museum of Ethnology Auditorium, Osaka |
| Capacity | 【National Museum of Ethnology Auditorium】400 【Online】500 |
| Fee | Free |
| Language |
Simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation Simultaneous Japanese-Japanese Sign Language interpretation |
| Organizer | National Museum of Ethnology |
| Co-organizers |
National Institutes for the Humanities(NIHU) Co-creation Initiatives: Establishing Sciences for Universal Communication (S_COM)、 DH Projects Office, National Institutes for the Humanities(NIHU). |
Objective
On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of our museum’s Founding, we will explore the vision of future museums from diverse perspectives. This symposium will delve into ‘digital humanities,’ ‘digital humanism,’ and ‘digital heritage,’ areas that have garnered increasing research in recent years. We’ll investigate how emerging technologies like AI, 3D, and GIS are poised to revolutionize museum experiences. Further discussions will unravel how future museums will optimize ‘time and space’ and ‘communication’ ‒ our focal keywords. Engaging speakers from a broad spectrum of research fields, we’ll assemble to explore the boundless possibilities awaiting the museums of the future, keeping these two keywords at the helm.
Program
Saturday, March 8th, 2025
Opening
| 13:30-13:40 |
Opening remarks Kenji Yoshida（Director-General, National Museum of Ethnology） |
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| 13:40-13:50 |
Introduction Chisako Miyamae（National Museum of Ethnology） |
| 13:50-13:55 |
Announcement Ritsuko Kikusawa（National Museum of Ethnology） |
Session 1: Digital Archives and Platforms of Cultural Resources (from research materials to common resources)
| 14:00-15:00 |
Keynote speech Harry Verwayen（the Europeana Foundation） Helge Sognli（the Lillehammer Museum Foundation） |
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| 15:00-15:30 | Break |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Keynote speech Akihiko Takano（Association Press） |
| 16:00-17:00 |
Panel discussion “Digital Platforms Enabling Museums in the 22nd Century” Moderator Sawako Inaniwa（National Center for Art Research） |
Sunday, March 9th, 2025
Session 2: “Digital Technology + Humanities,” focusing on 3D and GIS as future links between museums and humanities research
| 3D technology “Developing data for the preservation and legacy of future generations” | |
| 9:30-11:00 |
Presentations Shingo Hidaka（National Museum of Ethnology） Ekaterini Vlahos（University of Colorado Denver） 黃墨樵（The Palace Museum） Patrick Alders（Fabrique des Lumières） |
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| 11:00-11:15 | Break |
| GIS technology ”Transforming Data from the Past for the Future” | |
| 11:15-12:45 |
Presentations Hiromichi Fukui（Chubu University） Nobuya Watanabe（Chubu University） Ritsuko Kikusawa（National Museum of Ethnology） Hiroki Ouchi（Nara Institute of Science and Technology） |
| 12:45-13:40 | Break |
Session 3: Designing the Museums of Tomorrow as Media
| Panel discussion 1 “Exploring Communication Practices in Museums” | |
| 13:40-15:10 |
Panelists Sujatha Raman（The Australian National University） Shunsaku Tamura（Ishikawa Prefectural Library） Kojiro Hirose（National Museum of Ethnology） Keiko Chijiiwa Oussouby Sacko（Kyoto Seika University） |
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| 15:10-15:25 | Break |
| Panel discussion 2 ”Museums in the 22nd century” | |
| 15:25-16:55 |
Panelists Yoichi Ochiai（University of Tsukuba） Oussouby Sacko（Kyoto Seika University） Hideki Kashioka（National Institute of Information and Communications Technology） Kenji Yoshida（Director-General, National Museum of Ethnology） |
| 16:55-17:00 |
Concluding remarks Shota Fukuoka（Deputy Director-General, National Museum of Ethnology） |
Registration
On-site Participation
Please access this URL and apply from the event reservation website.
- The deadline for application is March 5, 2025, 17:00 (JST).
- Capacity of 400 [first-come, first-served]
*Registration will close once capacity is reached. - Free of charge
Online Participation
Please access this URL and apply from the event reservation website.
- The deadline for application is March 5, 2025, 17:00 (JST).
- Capacity of 500 [first-come, first-served]
*Registration will close once capacity is reached. - Free of charge
Contact
National Museum of Ethnology,
The International Symposium “Museums in the 22nd century – Designing the Museums of Tomorrow as Future Spaces for Communication” Contact
museum22☆minpaku.ac.jp（Replace “☆” to “@”）