Japan
Asia-Europe effort conserves ancient Japanese scrolls
The Chester Beatty Library in Dublin with the support of The Sumitomo Foundation in Tokyo, have now commissioned Restorient to conserve one of their most treasured Japanese paintings. Read More
National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku), Japan
Founded in 1974, the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka (also known as Minpaku) is an Inter-University Research Institute, housing a research center and a museum. Read More
Tokyo National Museum hosts 200 Chinese masterpieces
The Tokyo National Museum is hosting an exhibition of masterpieces from the Palace Museum, Beijing, to mark the 40th anniversary of the normalization of relations between Japan and China. Read More
Thai Floods: Experts report on World Heritage site
A team of 8 Japanese experts has reported on their recent technical mission to the Ayutthaya World Heritage site in Thailand. UNESCO stated that it “is concerned about the recovery of Ayutthaya”. Read More
UK Museum awarded £50000 for Japanese collection
RENEW is a collecting scheme that helps UK museums create new collections or replenish and develop their existing holdings. This year, University of Durham Oriental Museum, was awarded £50,000. Read More
Tokyo: Exhibition honouring the Great Masters of Kamakura Buddhism
The exhibition is organised by the Tokyo National Museum, Japan, to commemorate the 800th Grand Memorial of Honen and the 750th Grand Memorial of Shinran, the two great masters of Kamakura Buddhism. Read More
Japan: Museums get creative to save power
Japanese museums reduce energy costs by switching to light-emitting diode lights (LEDs) & adopting other green methods. Read More
Self and Other: Portraits from Asia and Europe
This travelling exhibition is about how people in Asian and European countries have visualised themselves and each other from earliest times up to the present. Its purpose is… Read More
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