Workshops: Education and Public Programs in Japanese Art Museums

The classroom is not the only place for art pedagogy.

Education and outreach have long been key priorities for Japanese art museums. A charter of the Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM), an organization numbering nearly 400 national, public, and private institutional members, states that “art museums [must] create new value in wide collaboration with the populace through public exhibitions and the promotion of education.”

In this paper, Furihata Chikako begins by discussing the evolution of educational outreach initiatives at Japanese art museums from the 1970s to the 1990s, with a particular focus on the workshop format. In the second half of the paper, Furihata details workshops held at the Meguro Museum of Art during her tenure as a curator, as case studies suggesting the potential for art museums to offer modes of educational outreach distinct from conventional schools. Furihata concludes by asserting that art museums have a vital role to play in nurturing lifelong creativity, communication skills, and consideration for others, even beyond art itself.

This paper was originally published in the August 2008 issue of Fuji Xerox Art Bulletin (ed. Tokyo Publishing House).

Title

Workshops: Education and Public Programs in Japanese Art Museums

Author

Furihata Chikako

First published

2008

Translation

Darryl Jingwen Wee

Editing

Mike Fu, Takano Akiko, Tsukada Miki

Design

Ian Lynam

Theme

Art Schools and Education

First Posted Online

2023-03-31

Last modified

2023-03-31

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Citation

Footnote/endnote: Furihata Chikako, "Workshops: Education and Public Programs in Japanese Art Museums," trans. Darryl Jingwen Wee, Bunka-cho Art Platform Japan, posted March 31, 2023, artplatform.go.jp/readings/R202232.

Bibliography: Furihata Chikako. "Workshops: Education and Public Programs in Japanese Art Museums." Translated by Darryl Jingwen Wee. Bunka-cho Art Platform Japan. Posted March 31, 2023. artplatform.go.jp/readings/R202232.

Original Japanese Edition

Furihata Chikako, “Wākushoppu: Nihon no bijutsukan ni okeru kyōiku fukkyū katsudō” in Fuji Xerox Art Bulletin 3 (August 2008): 4–33.

降旗 千賀子「ワークショップ─日本の美術館における教育普及活動」Fuji Xerox art bulletin 3号 (2008年8月) 、4–33頁。

National Diet Library(NDL)

https://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/9644077

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