Study on the utility generated by museum collection materials

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K12449
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Cultural assets study and museology
• Research Institution: The Niigata Prefectural Museum Of History
• Principal Investigator: Miyao Toru 新潟県立歴史博物館, その他部局等, 研究員 (90245655)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 博物館収蔵資料 / 考古資料 / マンガ / 教科書 / 歴史書 / 美術書 / 波及効果 / 社会的アイデンティティ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines the way museum collection materials contribute to the formation of social identity. For that purpose, I created the database that records publications on which pictures of archeological materials in museum collection materials are posted. Publications recorded in the database include Japanese manga books, school textbooks for Japanese history and art, history books, art books etc.
After the second World War, archaeological materials were useful as specimens describing the history in Japan. In parallel therewith or before the Second World War archaeological materials have been published in commercial publication as primitive art.　Then archaeological materials in Japanese manga books are drawn based on photographs published in commercial publications such as art books etc. I think archaeological materials in Japanese manga books and commercial publications such as art books etc contributed to the formation of social identity in Japan or each Japanese region.

Free Research Field

考古学