Welcome to the course!
What are community collections in universities? What kind of issues do we face? Watch Prof. Watanabe and Ms. Homma introduce the museum, community collection, and “sharing” concept, which we will discuss in this course.
Through the journey, we will discuss the sharing concept to reconnect communities and their collection, and akichi, a creative and open space, is introduced as one of the sharing methods.
In Week 1, we’ll focus on the community collections that emerge within a university environment and the challenges and issues. Please enjoy real-life examples from Keio and other universities in Japan, and think about your own experiences.
Let’s start our journey!
Meet our team
This course will be led by Yohko Watanabe, Yu Homma, Shiho Hasegawa and Goki Miyakita of the Keio Museum Commons.
From left: Yohko Watanabe, Yu Homma, Shiho Hasegawa and Goki Miyakita
Support for this course will be provided by Motoki Yasui and Michiru Sugiura of the Keio University Press and Professor Keiko Okawa from the Keio University Graduate School of Media Design. Be sure to ‘follow’ the team members and read their responses throughout the course.
Important note
- Video subtitles are provided in English. To display subtitles, please hover over the speech bubble icon in the video player and choose from the options provided. You can also select ‘subtitles off’ here.
- There are links to PDF files in the ‘DOWNLOADS‘ section in the first step of each week.
- Special words and terms specific to this field are listed in the glossary in Step 1.21.
- When you complete each step, click the ‘Mark as complete’ button before proceeding to the next step.
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Akichi in Collections Management: Perspectives from a Japanese University Museum
Akichi in Collections Management: Perspectives from a Japanese University Museum
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