[Event] Symposium "Oral Art History: Beginnings and the Present" hosted by the Japanese Art Oral History Archive (March 22, Osaka Prefecture)
The Japanese Art Oral History Archive will host a symposium on March 22nd in Osaka to explore the formation and current state of oral art history.Summary
The Japanese Art Oral History Archive is hosting the symposium "Oral Art History: Beginnings and the Present" on March 22, 2026, at the Osaka University Nakanoshima Center. Recognizing the renewed attention on oral history as primary source material derived from individual narratives, the symposium will examine the formation process and methods of utilization based on the experiences of practitioners in diverse fields such as museums, architecture, and design. Participation is free, and no prior registration is required (first-come, first-served). The program is divided into two parts: Part 1 focuses on "Collecting Voices," featuring presentations on the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum's archives project and the Architectural Institute of Japan's post-war architecture history series. Part 2, "Practice and Deviation," will cover topics like design archive surveys and exhibition-making practices, followed by a discussion.
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