Voting for the "Museum Character Awards 2024" will be accepted from Wednesday, July 24th to Wednesday, September 6th at 12:00 on the museum information site "IM [Internet Museum]" (hereinafter referred to as "IM").
[Museum Character Award URL] https://www.museum.or.jp/museum-chara
The Museum Character Awards will introduce museum mascots submitted by Museums, science museums, zoos, aquariums, and other institutions across Japan in IM. An online popularity vote will determine the most popular museum mascot in Japan that year. Through unique characters that reflect the characteristics of each museum, we aim to stimulate interest in the museum itself and create an opportunity for more people to visit museums.
In 2024, 61 characters were entered from museums across the country. Find your favorite museum character from among the many unique characters and vote for them. Let's support these unique characters and liven up museums across the country.
*For voting instructions, please see the Museum Character Awards webpage (https://www.museum.or.jp/museum-chara).
Last year's results
In 2023, 58 characters were entered from museums across Japan, and out of a total of 109,377 votes, "Kokuri" (Seal Carving Museum/Ibaraki Prefecture) won the Grand Prix with 22,360 votes. An IM reporter personally visited the museum of the character selected as the Grand Prix winner, and presented the winner with a certificate and plaque at the awards ceremony. In addition, a report on the Seal Carving Museum was published in IM as a "Grand Prix Special Feature."
Museum Character Award 2023 Grand Prix Commemoration "Visiting the Seal Museum" (In "IM")
Comment from Mikio Furukawa, Editor-in-Chief of IM [Internet Museum]
This project, which began with the aim of making museums more accessible to people who feel that museums are too intimidating, is now in its 15th year. As museum mascots, many of them are inspired by museum collections, but each has a unique profile. We encourage you to check out the characters you did not vote for on the website. We hope that the popularity vote for the museum mascot will encourage people to visit the museum.
What is IM [Internet Museum]?
This is one of Japan's largest museum information websites, introducing approximately 8,000 museums across the country, with the concept of "Life with Museum."
In addition to information about museum facilities, special exhibitions, events, and more, the site offers a wide range of content, including original reporting, curator recruitment information, and exhibition ticket giveaways, making it popular with museum fans all over the country.
https://www.museum.or.jp/
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