A study on Museum-like Functions in Urban Facilities and Expansion of Museology

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26560151
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Cultural assets study and museology
• Research Institution: Bukkyo University
• Principal Investigator: HORIE Noriko 佛教大学, 社会学部, 准教授 (70455484)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 都市施設 / 博物館的機能 / 博物館的活動 / 収集保存 / 調査研究 / 展示教育 / インフラ / 地域課題

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, after the ambiguity of urban facilities and the meaning of their existence was examined, the current state and the significance were grasped. Furthermore, possibilities and problems were considered.
Consequently, it is shown that urban facilities have not only meanings of their existence from the original purpose but also meanings extending wider functions, and that urban facilities can perform museum-like functions, which are collection, preservation, investigation, study, exhibition, education and enjoying. Those museum-like functions are effective in succeeding regional memories and developing of human resources, in education for anti-disaster and environment, and in communication to suggest citizen’s understanding. Henceforth, various activities should be placed in crossing way. Museums and curators may contribute to such arrangement and to solve problems concerned with work force and systems.

Free Research Field

都市環境学、都市計画、博物館学、造園学