"Yokohama Museum of Art [Outreach Program]: Lecture by a Curator, 'The Future of Museum Collections'"
Event Date
Event Venue
08/25/2022
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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: (Excerpt from the linked URL)
"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, and their provenances are incredibly diverse. Some pieces have passed through many hands before arriving at the museum, while others have come as entire collections from private collectors. There are also works that were acquired on the occasion of an exhibition or that were created with the express purpose of entering the museum's collection. 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.
This lecture will explore the challenges and future prospects for museums by examining how the works in the Yokohama Museum of Art's collection were brought together. Using several case studies—from debates at the time of the museum's opening to its latest acquisitions—we will trace the journey of these artworks."