Invitation to Ex-Noguchi Room: Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Properties in Universities
- Course provided by Future Learn
- Study type: Online
- Starts: Anytime
- Price: Free
Course Description
Cultural properties and art resources can be found in a variety of places, not just museums and galleries. Universities are one of these places. Many universities have their own art resources, but they are often not recognized as valuable and left under-utilized or not utilized at all. What is the situation regarding cultural properties in your university or school?
In this course, we will examine how to bring attention to cultural properties in a university, preserve and utilize them. The course focuses on the ‘Ex-Noguchi Room’ as a case study, which is a cultural property of Keio University in Tokyo. The space and what its contents are no longer in thier original state due to the partial reconstruction.
This course is made possible and supported by the lsamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum and The lsamu Noguchi Foundation of Japan, Inc.
※このコースは日本語版もございます。
The Japanese version of this course is available.
What topics will you cover?
This course will introduce the cultural properties at Keio University’s Mita Campus in Tokyo and trace the background of the creation of ‘Noguchi Room,’ which was a common room designed through a collaboration between the sculptor lsamu Noguchi (1904-88) and the architect Yoshiro Taniguchi (1904-79).
This course will draw attention to the particularities of cultural properties in universities through the example of the partial relocation of Noguchi Room (now we call it ‘Ex-Noguchi Room’ after the relocation), an incident that resulted from a lack of concern of cultural properties on campus.
This course will provide an opportunity to reflect on how to preserve the cultural properties in a university, showing the actual example of Ex-Noguchi Room, such as the conservation efforts being by university staff and conservators.
This course will serve as a practical guideline for using cultural properties. It would be useful for those who hope to utilize the resources in universities and strike a balance between utilization and preservation.
When would you like to start?
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Who is the course for?
This course is for those who are interested in the cultural properties, historical architecture in universities and the presentation therewith to the public. It will be of particular interest to curators, administrators of old architecture, or those who hope to utilize the resources in universities and create a balance of preservation and utilization. This course is especially recommended for those who hope to utilize Keio University’s Ex-Noguchi Room.
Who developed the course?
Keio University
Keio University is Japan’s first modern institution of higher learning, and since 1858 has established itself as a leader in Japan through its continued commitment to education, research and medicine.
Established
1858Location
Tokyo, JapanWorld ranking
Top 200Source: QS World University Rankings 2021