• Date /　期日: January 18-19, 2007
• Place / 場所: Seminar Room No. 6, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka（国立民族学博物館　第6セミナー室）
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Today the outflow of cultural heritage of archeological or artistic values from Africa is emerging as a serious issue. In some cases looting has reached such a scale as to destroy archaeological sites totally. Few complete objects are kept in the original country, while many fine pieces can be found in major museums outside Africa including Japan. Meanwhile, there is a vigorous movement in many parts of Africa to build museums for the purpose of preserving and presenting on-site cultural heritage. This movement also challenges museums outside of Africa to review the prevalent one-sided approach to exhibitions of African treasures. It is now rather common for any museums to have close collaborative relationship with the people who are represented in the exhibitions.

Last year, we, the National Museum of Ethnology, intiated a 3 years project entitled 'Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa : from Memories to Histories' as one of the JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion os Science) Asia Africa Science Platform Program. The aim of the JSPS AA Science Platform Program is to create high potential research hubs in selected fields within the Asian and African region. It does this by establishing suitable collaborative relations among universities, research institues and museums in Japan and other Asian and African Countries. Our particulat project, 'Preserving Cultural heritage of Africa' aims to construct a better international cooperation system for collection, analysis, exhibition and preservation of cultural heritage in Africa, with researchers' participation from African, European, American and Japanese institutes and museums.

In this colloquium, after sharing the purpose and general outline of the project among participating members, we plan to identify issues and agendas concerning the preservation and presentation of cultural heritage in Africa, and to clarify strategies to overcome some of the issues in the remaining period of our project.

The National museum is now planning to renovate her permanent galleries, including African Gallery, by updating the contents. We also would like to take advantage of this occasion and get advice from African colleagues for the composition of the new exhibition.

We do believe that this colloquium is an important occasion for forming the foundation of a research hub which plays positive roles in preservation and presentation of cultural Heritage of Africa.

Program / プログラム

January 18(Thu.), 2007

January 19(Fri.), 2007

Participants from overseas / 海外からの参加者

Samuel SIDIBE
Director, Musee National du Mali
（サミュエル・シディベ　マリ国立博物館館長）

Jean-Aime' Rakotoarisoa
Director, Muse'e des Arts et d'Arche'ologie, Universite' d'Antananarivo
（ジャン=エメ・ラクトゥアリスア　アンタナナリヴ大学 芸術・考古学博物館館長）

Participants from overseas / 海外からの参加者

Kenji Yoshida
Professor, National Museum of Ethnology
（吉田憲司　国立民族学博物館　教授）

hoichiro Takezawa
Professor, National Museum of Ethnology
（竹沢尚一郎　国立民族学博物館　教授）

Yukiya Kawaguchi
Associate professor, National Museum of Ethnology
（川口幸也　国立民族学博物館　助教授）

Naoko Sonoda
Associate professor, National Museum of Ethnology
（園田直子　国立民族学博物館　助教授）

Kazunobu Ikeya
Associate professor, National Museum of Ethnology
（池谷和信　国立民族学博物館　助教授）

Hitomi Date
Associate Professor, Kyoto University of Art and Design
（伊達仁美　京都造形芸術大学　助教授）

Tetsuya Kamei
Research staff, Open-Air Museum Little World
（亀井哲也　野外博物館リトルワールド　主任研究員）

Taku Iida
Assistant Professor, National Museum of Ethnology
（飯田卓　国立民族学博物館　助手）

Shingo Hidaka
Assistant Professor, National Museum of Ethnology
（日高真吾　国立民族学博物館　助手）

Rumi Umino
Lecturer, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
（海野るみ　東京外国語大学　非常勤講師）

Yukino Iwai
Lecturer, Waseda University
（岩井雪乃　早稲田大学　客員講師）

Naoaki Kobayashi
Lecturer, Ryukoku University
（小林直明　龍谷大学　非常勤講師）

Mari Higaki
Lecturer, Waseda University
（檜垣まり　早稲田大学　非常勤講師）

Noa Nishimoto
PhD Student, Kyoto University
（西本希呼　京都大学大学院　博士課程）

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