The National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) is a research center for ethnology and cultural anthropology.

Seminars, Symposia, and Academic Conferences

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 ～Wednesday, January 29, 2014
《International Workshop》Re-Collection and Sharing Traditional Knowledge, Memories, Information, and Images: Problem and the Prospects on Creating Collaborative Catalog

  • Date: Tuesday, January 28 – Wednesday, January 29, 2014
  • Venue: Collection room and Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan
  • Hosting: National Museum of Ethnology, JAPAN
  • Joint Hosting: Hokkaido University, Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies (CAIS)
 

Program

Tuesday, January 28 [Collection Review]
  • Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Venue: Collection Room, National Museum of Ethnology
    *signing ceremony of the academic agreement between Museum of Northern Arizona and National Museum of Ethnology, JAPAN
Wednesday, January 29 [Presentation and discussion]
  • Time: 13:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
1:00 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. Opening Remarks "Brief overview of Minpaku Collection and Foresight"
Ken'ichi Sudo (National Museum of Ethnology)
1:10 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Introduction
Atsunori Ito (National Museum of Ethnology)
1:20 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. Presentation 1 "Info-forum Museum Project at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan"
Nobuhiro Kishigami (National Museum of Ethnology)
1:40 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. Presentation 2 "Documenting Information Heritage on the Indigenous Taiwanese"
Atsushi Nobayashi (National Museum of Ethnology)
2:05 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. Presentation 3 "Creating Collaborative Catalogs Project of AAMHC"
Jim Enote (A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center)
2:40 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Presentation 4 "Collection Reviews for the Source Community"
Octavius Seowtewa (Jewelry Artist and Zuni Religious Leader)
Jim Enote (A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center)
3:15 p.m. - 3:35 p.m. Break
3:35 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Presentation 5 "MNA's Collection Management with Source Communities"
Robert Breunig (Museum of Northern Arizona)
4:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. Commentary 1 "Information Museum as a Place of Formation and Sharing of the Ethnographic Knowledge"
Shota Fukuoka (National Museum of Ethnology)
4:25 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. Commentary 2 "Ainu Objects in Oversea Museums"
Koji Yamasaki (Hokkaido University, Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies)
4:40 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. Discussion
5:25 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
Atsunori Ito (National Museum of Ethnology)