Museum and Community--Towards a New Engagement

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24300312
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Museology
• Research Institution: Doshisha University
• Principal Investigator: Kawashima Nobuko 同志社大学, 経済学部, 教授 (20319461)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SASAKI Toru 北海道大学, 大学院文学研究科, 教授 (80292308) ; KOBAYASHI Mari 東京大学, 大学院人文社会系研究科(文学部), 准教授 (20308547) ; YAMANASHI Toshio 独立行政法人国立美術館, 国立国際美術館, 館長 (10393068)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ミュージアム / 文化政策 / 地域創生 / まちづくり / マネジメント

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We conclude from this research project that　museums　have economic and social roles to play in contributing to local/regional regeneration. Traditionally museums have largely been focused on collection management, but they are now expected to help community building in a unique way. As Japan suffers from problems of economic decline and the decrease in population particularly in local citiies and towns, museums would have to become hubs and centres of community culture. Engagement with citizens is a key in new museum management.

Free Research Field

文化政策学