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A guest lecture by Masato Kondo, curator at the Nagoya City Art Museum, was held at the Umeda Seminar of Faculty of Liberal Arts of Letters,Hachioji Campus Campus.

On Thursday, January 9, 2025, a guest lecture was given by Masato Kondo, curator at the Nagoya City Art Museum, at the Umeda Seminar on Japanese Culture (Classical Literature), taught by Kei Umeda, Senior Assistant Professor Faculty of Liberal Arts Department of Japanese Cultures, Faculty of Letters, Teikyo University. The Umeda Seminar focuses on research into classical literature, classic books, and artworks, and this time, Kondo spoke about the work of curators in Nagoya City from a practitioner's perspective.
Kondo, who has served as a curator at Nagoya Castle and the Nagoya City Art Museum, among others, spoke about the role of curators at the Nagoya City Art Museum, which houses a large collection of modern and contemporary art from Japan and abroad, primarily from Paris, Mexico, and the Chukyo region. He explained that in addition to traditional duties such as preservation, collection, exhibition, and research, in recent years, following revisions to the Museum Act, they are being asked to take on the role of supporting cultural tourism in the region. He also introduced the latest research results regarding the research work required for exhibitions and new cultural resources, explaining that creating an exhibition requires intelligent, steady work, and that both a high level of expertise and a broad insight aimed at general art fans are necessary.
In recent years, the Nagoya City Art Museum has been undertaking a variety of initiatives, such as collaborating with video games and unearthing the Chukyo art scene. The students listened intently to the lecture and were surprised at the importance of the work of a curator.
Department of Japanese Cultures in the Faculty of Liberal Arts at our university cultivates individuals with high levels of expertise and a broad perspective through interactions with people involved in practical fields such as cultural preservation and research.

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