Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): The exhibitions in Japan: Historical perspectives and contemporary relevance

Edited by Naoki Sato

DOI: https://doi.org/10.60923/issn.3034-9699/v3-n1-2026

Published: 2026-03-31

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Dossier

• The Genealogy of Japanese Museums: From the Shōsōin Treasury in Nara to the Östasiatiska Museet in Stockholm

  Naoki Sato

  9-33

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• Establishment of a Museum in Modern Japan: From the Perspective of the Influence of the South Kensington Museum

  Hitomi Inoue

  35-59

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• Japanese Museums: Challenges, Prospects, and a LifeDeath Perspective on Cultural Inheritance

  Ryō Furuta

  61-79

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• Community-Based Museum and Intangible Cultural Resources: From the Perspective of the Concept of Post-Museum

  Hiroya Ichikawa

  81-110

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• Text as Narration: Exhibition Texts and Regimes of Art in Contemporary Japan

  Misato Shimazu

  113-131

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• The Formation of the Collection and Exhibition History of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

  Shinsuke Watanabe, Nagako Kakehi

  133-157

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• An Examination of Museology in Japan: Current Trends and Future Directions

  Hidenori Kurita

  159-174

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• Patronage, Industry, and Institution: A Genealogy of Privately Funded Museums and Contemporary Art in Japan

  Mami Kataoka

  177-199

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Experience and Publics

• From Passive Viewers to Active Curators: Rethinking Museum Education through Youth Engagement

  Ayako Umemura

  203-217

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Digital Technologies for Cultural Heritage

• Tools for Tomorrow’s Exhibitions: Art Platform Japan, Digital Resources, and Knowledge Management in Japanese Art

  Masako Kawaguchi

  219-238

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Architecture and Displays

• Corporate Art Museums in Japan

  Robert Maximilian Woitschützke

  241-253

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Behind the scenes

• Career Transitions for Museum Curators in Japan: A Case Study

  Mari Watanabe

  255-271

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Materials

• Shomei Tomatsu’s Hikōki (Airplane): Rediscovery and Archival of the 16mm Film

  Tomoko Araki

  275-302

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• Exhibiting Japan: Displays and Narratives of Japanese Graphic Design in Paris and Bologna

  Federico Maria Giorgi, Alessandro Paolo Lena

  305-332

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