The "Now of Art Museums" is a series of dialogues on the current situation that shakes the foundation of the museum, "seeing and experiencing raw works" caused by the spread of COVID-19 infection. The 13th invites Emiko Yamanashi, the director of the Chiba City Museum of Art.
The Chiba City Museum of Art opened in 1995 as a complex with Chuo-ku government office in the city area. The collection has been collected and transmitted with the main pillars of "Japanese paintings and prints from the early modern era", "contemporary art since 1945", and "works related to Boso centered on Chiba City". In 2020, the 25th anniversary of the museum's opening, all buildings on the 11th floor above two basement floors were reopened as museums. After adding new permanent gallery space and workshop rooms, Emiko Yamanashi was appointed as the new director in 2021. Aiming to become an art museum that "citizens think they are their property", they have restarted.
In the talk, Mr. Yamanashi will introduce the efforts and actual situation of the museum, which was reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic, and future exhibitions, and will hold a dialogue on the "now" of the pandemic and the future of the museum.
◆Date and time
April 16, 2022 15:00 – 16:30
◆Venue
Art Area B1
◆How to view
Visitors and online viewing
◆Capacity
Approx. 30 visitors (no application required / first come first served on the day) Admission free
◆Guest
Emiko Yamanashi (Director, Chiba City Museum of Art) ※Online appearance
◆Cafe master
Chieko Kinoshita (Associate Professor, OSAKA UNIVERSITY 21st Century Kaitokudo, Art Area B1 Steering Committee member)
<About measures to prevent COVID-19 infection>
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2.At each venue, a program will be held after taking measures to prevent infection.
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