National Art Museums Today symposium

The National Center for Art Research (NCAR; Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Director: Kataoka Mami) will host a symposium, “National Art Museums Today.” The symposium will be held on Sunday, November 26, 2023, at The National Art Center, Tokyo.

In March 2023, the National Center for Art Research (NCAR) was established in Japan by the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art. As with the other institutions overseen by the administrative institution, the Center endeavors to achieve greater functionality as a national center based on Japan’s art and culture promotion policies. The Center is also dedicated to enhancing the overall activities of the country’s museums by, among other things, compiling and disseminating information domestically and internationally, promoting the active utilization of national museum collections, constructing a human network, expanding learning programs, and providing support for artists.

In this symposium, “National Art Museums Today,” designed to commemorate the establishment of the National Center for Art Research, we introduce national museum policies in Europe, the US, and Asia, as well as examples of the missions of and various programs at these institutions in an effort to reconsider the role of the national art museum and its contribution to society.

Outline
Title: National Art Museums Today
Date and time: Sunday, November 26, 2023, 1–5pm
Venue: Auditorium of the National Art Center Tokyo (7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku)

Speakers:
Dr. Kaywin Feldman, Director, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., USA
Dr. Gabriele Finaldi, Director, The National Gallery, London, UK
Dr. Eugene Tan, Museum Director, National Gallery Singapore

More speakers to be announced at a later date on the website.

Program
–Opening Remarks by Osaka Eriko, President, the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art/ Director, the National Art Center, Tokyo
–Introduction of NCAR by Kataoka Mami, Director, National Center for Art Research
–Panel 1: Cultural Policies on the National Museums to be moderated by Kataoka Mami
–Panel 2: Future of the National Art Museumsto be moderated by Tanaka Masayuki, Executive Director, the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art/ Director General, The National Museum of Western Art

(Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation, Japanese sign language interpretation, and Japanese live transcription support will be available.)

Capacity: 200 people
Registration: Please visit here.
Admission: Free