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

Notifications regarding past study meetings, symposia, and academic conferences.

Notifications regarding past study meetings, symposia, and academic conferences.

Saturday, February 13~Saturday, March 13, 2021
Serial Academic Webinars Cultural Transmission against Collective Amnesia: Bodies and Things in Heritage Practices
  • Date: Saturday, February 13 - Saturday, March 13, 2021 (Five times, details will be found below)
  • Venue: Zoom meeting space
Friday, September 25, 2020~Sunday, October 4, 2020
The 9th Meeting of Signed and Spoken Language Linguistics
  • Date: September 25, 2020 – October 4, 2020
    September 25, 2020 – October 2, 2020 On-demand lecture
    October 4, 2020 Online Q & A Session
  • Venue: Online
Friday, January 31, 2020
Fijian Languages Symposium
  • Date: Friday January 31, 2020 14:00 - 17:00
  • Venues:Room 3.08 Geography Building Massey University, Palmerston North New Zealand
  • Language: English
Friday, Desember 6, 2019~Saturday, December 7, 2019
The 8th Meeting of Signed and Spoken Language Linguistics
  • Date: Friday, Desember 6, 2019 - Saturday, December 7, 2019
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, 2nd floor at the National Museum of Ethnology

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Sunday, November 24, 2019
KAKENHI International Workshop Boundaries of the ‘natural’ and ‘supernatural’
  • Date & Time: Sunday, November 24, 2019, 10:30-17:00
  • Venue: National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku), Conference Room 4
  • Access: 10~15 min. walk from Bampakukinenkoen station (Osaka monorail), Main building 2nd floor
  • Language:English
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Special Video Lecture and Panel Discussion “US - Iran Relations: A Sad Saga”
  • DATE: February 16, 2020
  • Venue: 17th Floor Bldg.No.2 1702, Yotsuya Campus, Sophia University
  • Language: English-Japanese (consecutive interpretation to Japanese available)
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Re-examination and documentation of the Ainu collection at Minpaku (NME): Database and its active use
  • Date: September 15 (Sun); 10:30-16:20
  • Venue: National Museum of Ethnology, 4th seminar room
  • Russian-Japanese Simultaneous interpretation
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Kyoto Screening of The Eastern
  • Date and Time: Saturday, April 27, 2019. 13:00-17:00
  • Venue: Kenshinkan Hall, Fukakusa Campus, Ryukoku University
  • Condition: Admission Free
Saturday, April 20~Sunday, April 21, 2019
AJJ Spring Workshop, 2019
  • Date: Saturday, April 20 - Sunday, April 21, 2019
  • Venue: National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
  • Language: English
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
“Fijian Languages, Maps and Beyond: An Interim Report of the Fijian Language GIS (Geographic Information System) Project”
  • Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2019
  • Venue: Faculty of Arts, Law and Education (FALE), The University of the South Pacific (USP)
  • Language: English
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Nuevas Perspectivas a la Formación de Civilización Temprana en Los Andes: Cronología, Interacción, y Organización Social
  • Date: Thursday, March 21, 2019
  • Venue: Conference Room 6, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
Monday, March 18~Tuesday, March 19, 2019
International Symposium ‘Making Food in Human and Natural History’
  • DATE: Monday, March 18-Tuesday, March 19, 2019
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
Friday, March 1, 2019
The Logic and Conception of History : Cross Field Approaches from around the World
  • Date: Friday, March 1, 2019
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, 2nd floor at the National Museum of Ethnology
Wednesday, February 27~Thursday, February 28, 2019
symposium international "Polyphonie en littérature arabo-berbère de langue française"
  • DATE: Wednesday, February 27-Thursday, February 28, 2019
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
  • Language: French (simultaneous interpretation to Japanese available) Center for Modern Middle East Studies at the National Museum of Ethnology
February 25, 2019
CNAAS Special Seminar Series
  • DATE: February 25, 2019
  • Venue: Seminar Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
  • Language: English (simultaneous interpretation available)
February 23, 2019
Workshop for Young Researchers in Japan & S. Korea
  • DATE: February 23, 2019
  • Venue: Seminar Room 3, National Museum of Ethnology
  • Language: English
Saturday, December 8
Processing and Consumption of Dairy Products in Ancient Eurasia: The Forefront of Milk Studies by Biomolecular Archaeology and the Connection with Northeast Asia
  • Date: December 8 (Sat.), 2018
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
  • Open to the public (Admission free)
Friday, November 30~Sunday,December 2, 2018
International Symposium “Whaling Activities and Issues in the Contemporary World”
  • Date: November 30 (Friday) to December 2 (Sunday), 2018
  • Venue: The Fourth Seminar Room, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan
Friday, September 28~Sunday, September 30, 2018
The 7th Meeting of Signed and Spoken Language Linguistics
  • Date: Friday, September 28 - Sunday, September 30, 2018
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, 2nd floor at the National Museum of Ethnology

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Saturday, September 22~Sunday, September 23, 2018
Regional Structure and Its Change in Northeast Asia: In Search of the Way to Coexist from the Point of View of Transborderism
  • Date: September 22-23, 2018
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
  • Open to the public (Admission free/ Max. 20 people/ Contact us by e-mail for attending Session 4)
Thursday, September 20, 2018
International Symposium: Fijian Languages and GIS Project, and Its Application to Museum Exhibits
  • Date:Thursday, September 20, 2018 9:30
  • Venue:Seminar Room 4, 2nd floor at the National Museum of Ethnology
  • Languages: English, Japanese, Japanese Sign Language
    (with English-Japanese, and Japanese-Japanese Sign Language simultaneous interpretation)
Saturday, June 23, 2018~Sunday, June 24
The Image-making from Africa - Ethnographic Films by Tromsø Visual Anthropology School -
  • Date: 10:30-17:00 in 23 June 2018
       10:30-17:45 in 24 June 2018
  • Venue: Conference Room 7, 2nd floor at the National Museum of Ethnology
  • Language: English
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
13th Minpaku Lecture Series in Modern Middle East Studies
  • Date: 13:30-15:30 in 13 June 2018
  • Venue: Conference Room 6, 2nd floor at the National Museum of Ethnology
Friday, April 20, 2018
12th Minpaku Lecture Series in Modern Middle East Studies
  • Date: 15:00-17:00 in 20 April 2018
  • Venue: Conference Room 6, 2nd floor at the National Museum of Ethnology
March 19, 2018(Monday)~March 21, 2018(Wednesday)
《International Symposium and Special Research Project of the National Museum of Ethnology, Japan》Human Relationships with Animals and Plants: Perspectives of Historical Ecology
  • Date: March 19, 2018 (Monday) - March 21, 2018 (Wednesday)
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology (NME)
    (Capacity: 60 people (entrance free))
  • Languages: Japanese & English (Simultaneous interpreters provided)
Wednesday, November 29~Friday, December 1, 2017
International Symposium “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage”
  • Date: Wednesday, November 29 - Friday, December 1, 2017
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
  • Open to the public (Free/Entry via E-mail/ Max. 50 people)
Saturday, October 7~Sunday, October 8, 2017
Research Trends Round-table I 《International Symposium》 “Preservation of Cultural Heritage in a Changing World”
  • Date:October 7 - 8, 2017
  • Venue:National Museum of Ethnology, Conference Room 4
Tuesday, October 3rd~Wednesday, October 4th, 2017
《International Workshop》Reconnecting Source Communities with Museums for Education: Revitalizing Hopi Silversmithing Traditions
  • Date: Tuesday, October 3rd – Wednesday, October 4th, 2017
  • Venue: Museum of Northern Arizona (Flagstaff, AZ, USA)
Saturday, September 23~Sunday, September 24, 2017
The 6th Meeting of Signed and Spoken Language Linguistics
  • Date: Saturday, September 23 - Sunday, September 24, 2017
  • Venue: National Museum of Ethnology, Japan

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Monday, January 15, 2018
11th Minpaku Lecture Series in Modern Middle East Studies
  • Date: 15:00-17:00 on 15 January 2018
  • Venue: Conference Room 3, 4th floor at the National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, September 9, 2017
International Symposium: History and the Current Status of Indigenous People in Canada
  • Time: 14:00 – 16:40, September 9 (Saturday), 2017
  • Place: Conference Room 4
Monday, August 28~Saturday, September 02, 2017
《International Workshop》Reconnecting Archaeological Materials with Descendant & Source Communities: Collections Review, Field Trip, Art Work Creation, and Exhibition Planning
  • Date: Monday, August 28 – Saturday, September 02, 2017
  • Venue: New Mexico State University Museum (Las Cruces, NM, USA),Mimbres sites (Mimbres, NM, USA),Geronimo Springs Museum (Truce or Consequences, NM, USA)
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Public Lectures “The Ancient Civilizations and the Present Situations in Mesoamerica and the Andes”
  • Date: Saturday, July 1 14:00 - 17:00, 2017
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
March 26, 2017(Sunday)
《Symposium by the Special Research Project of Minpaku》 Human Relationships with Animals and Plants: Perspectives of Historical Ecology
  • Date: March 26, 2017 (Sunday)
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology (NME)
    (Capacity: 60 people (entrance free))
  • Languages: Japanese & English (Simultaneous interpreters provided)
Saturday, February 25, 2017
《International Symposium》 Exploring Age-friendly Communities: Diverse People Aging in Place
  • Date: Saturday, February 25, 2017
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology (Capacity: 80 people (entrance free))
Friday, March 11~Friday, September 23 - Sunday, September 25, 2016
The 5th Meeting of Signed and Spoken Language Linguistics
  • Date: Friday, September 23 - Sunday, September 25, 2016
  • Venue: National Museum of Ethnology, Japan
Friday, March 11~Sunday, March 13, 2016
《International Symposium》Authentic Change in the Transmission of Intangible Cultural Heritage
  • Date: Friday-Sunday, 11-13 March 2016
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Thursday, February 11~Friday, February 12, 2016
《International Workshop》System Development for the Info-Forum Museum: Philosophy and Technique
  • Date: Friday-Sunday, 11-13 March 2016
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturaday, December 19~Sunday, December 20, 2015
The 7th INDAS International Conference 'Structural Transformation in Globalizing South Asia: Comprehensive Area Studies for Sustainable, Inclusive, and Peaceful Development’
  • Date: Saturaday, December 19 - Sunday, December 20, 2015
  • Venue: Conference Room 5, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
International Forum "Thinking about Cultural Heritage Regimes; a discussion with Prof. Regina Bendix"
  • Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
  • Venue:Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Friday, September 25~Sunday, September 27, 2015
How Do Biomedicines Shape Life, Sociality and Landscape in Africa?
  • Date: Friday, September 25 - Sunday, September 27, 2015
  • Venue:Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
Sunday, September 20~Sunday, September 21, 2015
Signed and Spoken Language Linguistics Festa (SSLL4)
  • Date: Sunday, September 20 - Monday, September 21, 2015
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Los Monumentos Aztecas como Máquinas del Tiempo: Nuevas Interpretaciones de los Monolitos Arqueológicos
  • Date: Tuesday, June 2 15:00 - 18:00, 2015
  • Venue: Conference Room 6, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Public Lectures “Comparative Studies on Ancient American Civilizations: Mesoamerica and Andes“
  • Date: Tuesday, June 2 15:00 - 18:00, 2015
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
The Fifth International Workshop, “Collaboration with Source Communities in the Exhibition of Collections and Media in Ethnological Museums”
  • Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 10:00 - 18:00
  • Venue:Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, February 21~Sunday, February 22, 2015
《International Symposium》New Horizons for Asian Museums and Museology
  • Date: Saturday, February 21 9:30 - 16:30 / Sunday, February 22, 2015 9:30 - 17:30
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Friday, February 20, 2015
Analysis of Museum Environment Data for Sustainable IPM
  • Date: Friday, February 20, 2015 13:30 - 18:00
  • Venue: Conference Room 5, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, February 14, 2015
《International Symposium》Transformaciones y continuidades sociales en la formación del Estado Primario
  • Date: Saturday, February 14, 2015
  • Venue: Conference Room 6, National Museum of Ethnology
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
《International Symposium》La producción de los espacios rituales en las regiones de la zona sur de los Andes
  • Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2015
  • Venue: Campus Innovation Center Tokyo
Saturday, February 7, 2015
《International Forum》Cultural Heritage and Museums in Conflict-Affected Areas
  • Date: Saturday, February 7, 2015 13:30 - 16:20
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, December 6~Sunday, December 7, 2014
《International Symposium》Gastronomic Science and Food Museums of the World
  • Date: Saturday, December 6 - Sunday, December 7, 2014
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology
Friday, December 5, 2014~Sunday, December 7, 2014
International Workshop on Migration and the Remaking of Ethnic/ Micro-Regional Connectedness
  • Date: Friday, December 5 - Sunday, December 7, 2014
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology, December 5-6, 2014
    Tonan-tei, Inamori Foundation Memorial Building, Kyoto University, December 7, 2014
Saturday, November 29, 2014
International Symposium "Comparative Studies among the Formative Period Cultures in the Andes"
  • Date: Saturday, November 29, 2014
  • Venue: Conference Room 6, National Museum of Ethnology
Monday, November 3, 2014
Professor Philippe Descola “Anthropology of Images”
  • Date: Monday, November 3, 2014 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Venue: Conference Room 5, National Museum of Ethnology
Sunday, October 5~Friday, October 10, 2014
International Workshop “Collection Review: Methodology and Effective Utilization for the Museum and the Source Community”
  • Date: Sunday, October 5 - Friday, October 10, 2014
  • Venue: 4F Seminar Room(L), 1F Reviewing Room, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, October 4~Sunday, October 5, 2014
The 3rd International Symposium on Signed and Spoken Language Linguistics (SSLL3) "Language Description, Documentation and Conservation and Cross-modal Typology"
  • Date: Friday, October 3 - Monday, October 6, 2014
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, July 19~Wednesday, July 23, 2014
8th International Symposium of the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM) "Music and Minorities" Study Group
  • Date:July 19 - July 23, 2014
  • Venue:Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Monday, May 19, 2014
International Colloquium "Art and Anthropology"
  • Date: Monday, May 19, 2014
  • Venue:Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Sunday, May 18, 2014
International Symposium "An Audiovisual Exploration of Philippine Music: The Historical Contribution of Robert Garfias"
  • Date: Sunday, May 18, 2014 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Monday, March 3~Friday, March 7, 2014
International Workshop “Computers and documentation: establishment and use of digital data on ethnological materials
  • Date: Monday, March 3 - Friday, March 7, 2014
  • Venue:Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, March 1~Saturday, March 2, 2014
Individual, family and state : Interdisciplinary approach from anthropology and demography on international migration and health
  • Date: Saturday, March 1 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - / Sunday, March 2 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 2014
  • Venue:Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, February 22~Sunday, February 23, 2014
《International Symposium》Social movements and the production of knowledge: Politics, identity and social change in East Asia
  • Date: Saturday, February 22 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / Sunday, February 23, 2014 10:30 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
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
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Formation of Ancient Civilizations: West Asia and Andes
  • Date: Sunday, January 26, 2014 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Venue: JPTOWER Hall&Conference 4F Hall1
Saturday, January 11~Monday, January 13, 2014
《International Symposium》Comparative Studies of Indigenous Cultures around the North Pacific Rim: Focusing on Indigenous Rights and Marine Resource Utilization
  • Date: Saturday, January 11 - Monday, January 13, 2014
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Wednesday, January 8~Thursday, January 9, 2014
《International workshop》The Russian-Chinese Border: a ‘Strategic Partnership’ in a Mosaic of Indigenous Societies
  • Date: Wednesday, January 8 - Thursday, January 9, 2014
  • Venue: National Museum of Ethnology
Sunday, December 1, 2013
MINPAKU Seminar: Linguistics in Daily Life "Language Disorders and Linguistics"
Sunday, October 13, 2013
《Simposio Internacional》Nuevos horizontes de los estudios de Chavín
  • Fecha: 30 de noviembre del 2013
  • Lugar: Seminar Room 6, National Museum of Ethnology
Thursday, October 24, 2013
New advances in the study of Toledo's resettlement policy
  • Date: Thursday, October 24, 2013
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Shibusawa Keizo - The Great Patron of Learning
  • Date: Sunday, October 13, 2013 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Venue: Conference Room and lecture hall, National Museum of Ethnology
Sunday, October 13~Monday, October 14, 2013
《International Conference》Culture of the peoples of Siberia and the Russian Far East in museum collections: methods of collection, preservation and exhibition
  • Date: Sunday, October 13 - Monday, October 14, 2013
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Friday, September 27~Sunday, September 29, 2013
Signed and Spoken Language Linguistics (SSLL) Festa at Minpaku 2013
  • Date: Friday, September 27 - Sunday, September 29, 2013
  • Venue: Conference Room and lecture hall, National Museum of Ethnology
Sunday, July 14, 2013
The Gift in Finance: Intersections of Finance and Anthropology
  • Date: Sunday, July 14, 2013 10:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Sunday, July 13, 2013
Transforming Arms into Art: Reviewing the Peace-building Project in Mozambique
  • Date: Sunday, July 13, 2013 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Monday, May 27~Tuesday, May 28, 2013
《International Symposium》Can Cultural Heritage Forge Communities? Efforts in Africa
  • Date: Monday, May 27 - Tuesday, May 28, 2013
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Sunday, March 17, 2013
《International Symposium》Exhibiting Cultures: Comparative Perspectives from Japan and Europe
  • Date: Sunday, March 17, 2013
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, February 16, 2013
《Simposio Internacional》Diversidad y Uniformidad en el Horizonte Medio
  • Date: Saturday, February 16, 2013
  • Venue: Conference Room 6, National Museum of Ethnology
Friday, February 15, 2013
International Symposium on the History of Mining in Mongolia
  • Date: Friday, February 15, 2013
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Sunday, February 10, 2013
《International Symposium》Let’s Talk about Trees
  • Date: Sunday, February 10, 2013
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, February 2~Sunday, February 3, 2013
《International Forum》Research on Materials Related to Japan around the Baltic Sea Area
  • Date: Saturday, February 2 - Sunday, February 3, 2013
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, January 26, 2013
《International Symposium》Cargo Cults and Contemporary Conflicts in Pacific Societies: Seeking a Path of Coexistence in the Age of Globalization
  • Date: Saturday, January 26, 2013
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Tuesday, January 8~Wednesday, January 9, 2013
《International Forum》International Research for Film Making, "The Tuva: Turkic People Divided between Three Countries, Russia, China and Mongolia"
  • Date: Tuesday, January 8 - Wednesday, January 9, 2013
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Friday, December 21~Saturday, December 22, 2012
《International Symposium》Looking beyond the State: The Changing Forms of Inclusion and Exclusion in India
  • Date: Friday, December 21 - Saturday, December 22, 2012
  • Venue: Japhu Christian College, Kohima, India
Saturday, December 15, 2012
《International Symposium》Practicing Anthropology for Global Supporting: Planning a Career in Research and International Support Activities
  • Date: Saturday, December 15, 2012
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Friday, November 30, 2012
《International Forum》A Forum for Scientific Exchange between France and Japan : A Demographic View of the World
  • Date: Friday, November 30, 2012 1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  • Venue: Seminar Room 1, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, November 24~Sunday, November 25, 2012
《International Symposium》Chinese Society and Ethnicity: Anthropological Frameworks and Case Studies
  • Date: Saturday, November 24 - Sunday, November 25, 2012
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Friday, November 16~Saturday, November 17, 2012
《International Symposium》Catastrophes and Constructing Communities
  • Date: Friday, November 16 - Saturday, November 17, 2012
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Sunday, November 11, 2012
《International Symposium》 Healing Alternatives: Care and Education as a Cultural Life-style
  • Date: Sunday, November 11, 2012 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, November 3~Sunday, November 4, 2012
《International Symposium》Mobility of Human, Culture and Space in the Han Society: Anthropological Approach
  • Date: Saturday, November 3 - Sunday, November 4, 2012
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, November 3, 2012
《International Workshop》Living with Asian Textiles
  • Date: Saturday, November 3, 2012 10:00a.m. – 5:10p.m.
  • Venue: Auditorium of the National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, July 28~Sunday, July 29, 2012
International Symposium on Signed and Spoken Linguistics (1) ‘Description, Documentation and Conservation’
  • Saturday, July 28, 2012
    • Conference Room 4 (2nd Floor), National Museum of Ethnology
    • 13:00–18:00
  • Sunday, July 29, 2012
    • National Museum of Ethnology Auditorium
    • 9:00-17:30
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Saturday, June 09, 2012
《International Symposium》Rekiseikai's Project: Revisiting private houses investigated by Kon Wajiro
  • Date: Saturday, June 09, 2012
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, May 26, 2012
《International Symposium》Can Art and Museums Contribute to the Renaissance of the Society?
  • Date: Saturday, May 26, 2012 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  • Venue: Auditorium of the National Museum of Ethnology
Sunday, March 7, 2012
《International Symposium》Designing Inclusive Environments and Services for Lifelong Learning and Care
  • Date: Sunday, March 7, 2012
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, March 3, 2012
《International Symposium》Designing Inclusive Environments and Services for Lifelong Learning and Care
  • Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology
March 18 (Friday), 2011
Contemporary Relationships between People and Nature: Lessons from the Pacific and Africa
  • Date and Time: March 18 (Friday), 2011, 18:30–20:30
  • Venue: Oval Hall (Osaka)
Friday, March 11~Sunday, March 13, 2011
《International Symposium》The International Symposium of the National Institutes for the Humanities: Whaling Cultures of the World: Past, Present, and Future
  • Date: Friday, March 11 - Sunday, March 13, 2011
  • Venue: Conference Room, 4 National Museum of Ethnology: Friday, March 11 - 12
    Conference Room, 5 National Museum of Ethnology: Sunday, March 13
Sunday, November 7, 2010
《International Symposium》Towards a Society that Lives in Hope: Thoughts on Well-being and Civil Society in Sweden and Japan
  • Date: Sunday, November 7, 2010
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, October 30~Sunday, October 31, 2010
《International Forum》Movie Screening and International Symposium The World of El Anatsui
  • Date: Saturday, October 30 - Sunday, October 31, 2010
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology: October 30
    Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology: October 31
October 29 (Friday), 2010
Marriage matters around the World: Examining Practices in Senegal, China and France
  • Date and Time: October 29 (Friday), 2010, 18:30 –20:50
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)
Friday, August 27~Sunday, August 29, 2010
《International Forum》The Second International Conference on CultureWear and Diaspora Museum
  • Date: Friday, August 27 - Sunday, August 29, 2010
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology: August 27 - 28
    Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology: August 29
Saturday, June 26, 2010
《International Forum》Repatriation and the Second Life of Heritage: Return of the Masks in Kodiak, Alaska
  • Date: Saturday, June 26, 2010
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology
March 19 (Friday), 2010
The Fascinating World of Belly Dance: Global Communication in Music and Dancing
  • Date and Time: March 19 (Friday), 2010, 18:30–20:30
  • Venue: Oval Hall (Osaka)
Sunday, March 7, 2009
《International Workshop》Expanded Educational Space from the Perspective of Children’s Well-being
  • Date: Sunday, March 7, 2009
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, March 6, 2009
《International Symposium》Future Society for Children – Scandinavian Thought and Practice
  • Date: Saturday, March 6, 2009
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology
Monday, December 7~Tuesday, December 8, 2009
《International Symposium》The Future of Anthropology and Ethnological Museum
  • Date: Monday, December 7 - Tuesday, December 8, 2009
  • Venue: Monday, December 7: Siran Kaikan of Kyoto University
    Tuesday, December 8: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
October 9 (Friday), 2009
People, Livestock and Infectious Diseases: Exploring their relations at the age of Globalization
  • Date and Time: October 9 (Friday), 2009, 18:30 –20:15
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)
Saturday, September 12~Sunday, September 13, 2009
《Symposium》Development of Indigenous Art in Canada: Inuit and Northwest Coast Peoples Art Traditions
  • Date: Saturday, September 12 - Sunday, September 13, 2009
  • Venue: National Museum of Ethnology
Thursday, September 10, 2009
《Seminar》Museums of Ourselves, Museums of the Other in a Post-colonial World: A View from France
  • Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009
  • Venue: Conference Room 3, National Museum of Ethnology
Tuesday, August 11~Friday, August 14, 2009
《International Symposium》Management and Marketing of Globalizing Asian Religions
  • Date: Tuesday, August 11 - Friday, August 14, 2009
  • Venue: National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka: August 11 - 12, 14
    Tenri University: August 13
Sunday, June 21, 2009
《International Research Forum 》Amish Way of Living Together in the 21st Century: From Mutual Aid to International Cooperation
  • Date: Sunday, June 21, 2009
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology
March 19 (Thursday), 2009
The Rapidly Changing Indian World: From the Viewpoint of Everyday Life
  • Date and Time: March 19 (Thursday), 2009, 18:30–20:15
  • Venue: Oval Hall (Osaka)
Thursday, March 5~Friday, March 6, 2009
《International Symposium》Methodologies in Determining Morphosyntactic Change: Case Studies and Cross-linguistic Applications
  • Date: Thursday, March 5 - Friday, March 6, 2009
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, February 28~Sunday, March 1, 2009
《International Workshop》Anthropology of Life-design and Well-being
  • Date: Saturday, February 28 - Sunday, March 1, 2009
  • Venue: Soushikan Conference Room, Kinugasa campus, Ritsumeikan University
Friday, February 27, 2009
《International Workshop》The Thoughts of Well-being and the Co-working of Citizens: Alternative Care Practices in Canada and Denmark
  • Date: Friday, February 27, 2009
  • Venue: Conference Room 3, National Museum of Ethnology
October 17 (Friday), 2008
Brazil and Japan: Interaction in the Past and Relations in the Future
  • Date and Time: October 17 (Friday), 2008, 18:00 –20:10
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)
Tuesday, September 9~Thursday, September 11, 2008
《International Research Forum》Linguistic Substrata in Tibeto-Burman Area
  • Date: Tuesday, September 9 - Thursday, September 11, 2008
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
March 7 (Friday), 2008
Minpaku Public Lecture Commemorating the 30th Anniversary Searching for a New Life-Design
  • Date and Time: March 7 (Friday), 2008, 18:30–20:30
  • Venue: Oval Hall (Osaka)
Sunday, March 2, 2008
《Open Forum》Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa: From Memories to Histories
  • Date: Sunday, March 2, 2008
  • Venue: Conference Room 5, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, December 1~Sunady, December 2, 2007
《International Workshop》The 5th International Workshop on Development Cooperation "International Cooperation of the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and NGOs in the Netherlands and World Bank"
  • Date: Saturday, December 1 - Sunady, December 2, 2007
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, December 1~Sunady, December 2, 2007
《International Workshop》The 5th International Workshop on Development Cooperation "International Cooperation of the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and NGOs in the Netherlands and World Bank"
  • Date: Saturday, December 1 - Sunady, December 2, 2007
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
October 12 (Friday), 2007
National Museum of Ethnology’s Public Lecture in Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary Global Cuisine: An Anthropological Perspective
  • Date and Time: October 12 (Friday), 2007, 18:00 –20:10
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)
Thursday, May 31~Friday, June 1, 2007
《Symposia and Forums》Transnational Migration in East Asia: Japan in Comparative Focus
  • Date: Thursday, May 31 - Friday, June 1, 2007
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Monday, March 26~Wednesday, March 28, 2007
《International Symposium》Immigration and Change in Regions and Nations
  • Date: Monday, March 26 - Wednesday, March 28, 2007
  • Venue: Conference Room 6, National Museum of Ethnology
Monday, March 26~Tuesday, March 27, 2007
《Workshop》Commemorative Forum to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Opening of the Museum "Multicultural Education in Japan: The Case of Ainu Culture"
  • Date: Monday, March 26 - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
  • Venue: National Museum of Ethnology
Sunday, March 25, 2007
《Open Symposium》Climbing, Expeditions, and Fieldwork: To the Heights of the Earth
  • Date: Sunday, March 25, 2007
  • Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, March 10, 2007
《Open Symposium》The Goals of Fair Trade: Complex Reality and Problems
  • Date: Saturday, March 10, 2007
March 3 (Friday), 2006
Living in Japan: Migrant Wisdomand Vitality
  • Date and Time: March 2 (Friday), 2007, 18:30–20:30
  • Venue: Oval Hall (Osaka)
Sunday, February 25, 2007
《International Symposium》Modernization under Socialism in Mongolia: A Re-appraisal of A. D. Simukov and His Works
  • Date: Sunday, February 25, 2007
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Thursday, January 18~Friday, January 19, 2007
《Symposia and Forums》Colloquium "Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa: With Special Reference to the Situation of Mali, Tanzania, and Madagascar"
  • Date: Thursday, January 18 - Friday, January 19, 2007
  • Venue: Conference Room 6, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, December 9~Sunday, December 10, 2006
《Workshop》Meet in Dance, Connected in Dance (Part 2)
  • Date: Saturday, December 9 - Sunday, December 10, 2006
  • Venue: National Museum of Ethnology
Sunday, December 3, 2006
《International Symposium》From Batik to Print: The Globalization of Designs and Techniques in Textiles
  • Date: Sunday, December 3, 2006
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Thursday, November 23~Friday, November 24, 2006
《International Symposium on Development Aid》Development Cooperation of Norway: University of Bergen, Chr. Michelsen Institute and NGOs
  • Date: Thursday, November 23 - Friday, November 24, 2006
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
October 27 (Friday), 2006
Toward a Multicultural Co-existence: Cases from Australia
  • Date and Time: October 27 (Friday), 2006, 18:10–20:10
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)
Saturday, Octber 21, 2006
《Open Symposium》The Practical Application of Cultural Anthropology: Contributing to Cooperation in International Development and Disaster Prevention
  • Date: Saturday, Octber 21, 2006
  • Venue: Osaka International Convension Center, Osaka
Saturday, September 23~Sunday, September 24, 2006
《International Symposium》Towards a Museum For All: The Creativity and Passion Needed for Its Realization
  • Date: Saturday, September 23 - Sunday, September 24, 2006
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Saturday, July 8~Sunday, July 9, 2006
《Research Forum》Oral Traditions and Written Cultures: The Handing Down of Knowledge and Information in Japanese Folk Society
  • Date: Saturday, July 8 - Sunday, July 9, 2006
  • Venue: Conference Room (L), National Museum of Ethnology
Friday, April 14, 2006
《Research Forum》The Ethics of Beggars
  • Date: Friday, April 14, 2006
  • Venue: Conference Room 5, National Museum of Ethnology
March 3 (Friday), 2006
In the Forefront of Performing Arts Documentation: Films and the Transmission of Cultural Properties
  • Date and Time: March 3 (Friday), 2006, 18:30–20:30
  • Venue: Oval Hall (Osaka)
February, 28~Thursday, March 2, 2006
《Symposia and Forums》Colloquium "Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa"
  • Date: February, 28 - Thursday, March 2, 2006
  • Venue: Conference Room 6, National Museum of Ethnology
Friday, February 3~Saturday, February 4, 2006
《International Symposium》Written Cultures in Mainland Southeast Asia
  • Date: Friday, February 3 - Saturday, February 4, 2006
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
October 28 (Friday), 2005
Changing Models of the Family: Comparative Perspecitves from China, Korea and Japan
  • Date and Time: October 28 (Friday), 2005, 18:00–20:15
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)
Sunday, June 19, 2005
《International Symposium》Frontier Modernity: Inner Mongolia in the Twentieth Century
  • Date: Sunday, June 19, 2005
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
Sunday, June 19, 2005
《Research Forum》The Third International Workshop on Development Aid: Development and Gender (2)
  • Date: Sunday, June 19, 2005
  • Venue: Meeting Room 1, National Museum of Ethnology
Thursday, March 24, 2005
《International Symposium》Religions, Secularism and Public Sphere
  • Date: Thursday, March 24, 2005
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
March 23 (Wednesday), 2005
Remembrance of Disasters: Ethnography as a Tool for Community Disaster Management
  • Date and Time: March 23 (Wednesday), 2005, 18:00–20:30
  • Venue: Senri Life Science Center (Osaka)
Sunday, February 20, 2005
《International Workshop 2005》The Second International Workshop on Development Aid Development and Gender: Theories and Issues
  • Date: Sunday, February 20, 2005
  • Venue: Conference Room 6, National Museum of Ethnology
Thursday, January 13~Saturday, January 15, 2005
《International Symposium》Indigenous Movements in Plural Societies: The Canadian Inuit and the Ainu of Japan
  • Date: Thursday, January 13 - Saturday, January 15, 2005
  • Venue: Conference Room 4, National Museum of Ethnology
October 8 (Friday), 2004
NGO and NPO after the Great Hanshin Earthquake
  • Date and Time: October 8 (Friday), 2004, 18:00–20:00
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)
December 19 (Friday), 2003
From Fields of International Cooperation
  • Date: Friday, December 19, 2003
  • Time: 18:00 – 20:00
  • Venue: Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)