"Yokohama [Outreach] Museum: A Curator's Lecture on 'The Future of Museum Collections'"
Event Date
Event Venue
2022/08/25
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Date and Time | Saturday, October 29, 2022, 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. |
Venue | Symposium Space, 1st Floor, Raiosha, Hiyoshi Campus |
Capacity | 100 people |
Eligibility | Ages 12 and up |
Fee | Free |
Registration |
Registration opens at 10:00 a.m. on September 30, 2022.
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Lecturer | Eriko Kimura (Chief Curator, Yokohama Museum of Art) |
Organizer | Yokohama Museum of Art |
Supported by | Keio Research Center for the Liberal Arts, Keio University |
Description: (From the event details page)
"How are museum collections built? What was the very first piece acquired by a museum, and how did it come to be there?
The Yokohama Museum of Art currently houses a collection of over 13,000 works, each with its own unique history. Some pieces have passed through many hands before arriving at the museum, while others have been donated as entire collections from private collectors. There are also works that were acquired following an exhibition or that were created with the express purpose of being housed in a museum. Furthermore, while works of art are generally thought to be unchangeable once completed, some must be altered from their original form to ensure their preservation for the future.
In this lecture, we will discuss the challenges facing museums and their outlook for the future. Using several real-life examples—from discussions held at the time of the museum's opening to its most recent acquisitions—we will explore the stories behind how the works in the Yokohama Museum of Art's collection came to be gathered here."