Updates and new additions to our databases

We have updated our website and added new information as follows.

・Additions and updates to the Japanese Museum Collections Search (SHŪZŌ)
With the cooperation of participating museums, we have updated the Japanese Museum Collections Search (SHŪZŌ) and added/updated collection data.

The number of newly added records is as follows:
Collections: 28,207 items (total 472,770)
Collection images: 14,957 items (total 87,317)
Museums: 11 (total 223)
Museums newly added (in alphabetical order):
Chihiro Art Museum Tokyo/Chihiro Art Museum Azumino; Galerie Taisei; Kanazawa Yuwaku Yumeji-kan Museum; Kodaira Hirakushi Denchu Art Museum; Kosetsu Memorial Museum Jissen Women's University; Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels; The Museum of Art, Ehime; Mushakoji Saneatsu Kinenkan; Shiga Museum of Art; Shimodate Museum of Art; Shippo Art Village

・Additions and updates to the Dictionary of Artists in Japan (DAJ)
We have updated the Dictionary of Artists in Japan (DAJ) and added new records of artists and groups.
Newly added records: 183 (total 5,438)

・Additions and updates to Japanese Galleries and Art Spaces
We have updated Japanese Galleries and Art Spaces and added related bibliography information to 39 galleries and art spaces (one reference each, total 39).