The Internet Museum (URL: https://www.museum.or.jp/), an information site for museums, Museums run by Tanseisha, provides online museum videos accompanied by investigative reports reporting on special and permanent exhibitions.
The Internet Museum is one of Japan's largest museum information sites, operated under the concept of "Life with Museum." One of the main contents of the Internet Museum is the "interview reports," which are conducted by staff with specialized knowledge of cultural facilities and exhibitions who visit special exhibitions and permanent exhibitions to conduct interviews, film, and edit them. In addition, the Internet Museum's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/InternetMuseum) has released 4,191 videos (as of April 15, 2020) linked to the interview reports. By watching the reports and videos together, you can enjoy the state of special exhibitions and permanent exhibitions all over the country from the comfort of your own home.
In addition, on April 12th, we published a special feature titled "Exhibitions Postponed or Cancelled due to COVID-19 Prevention Measures," which introduces special exhibitions that were temporarily closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but were unable to be held despite being fully prepared, through photos and other means. More content will be added in the future.
The interview report can be enjoyed along with the video posted on YouTube (from a past exhibition held at the Sumida Hokusai Museum).
Special feature: "Exhibitions postponed or canceled due to COVID-19 countermeasures"
In addition, we have also published "Information on museum closures due to COVID-19 infection prevention measures," which summarizes information on museum closures across the country to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Based on our corporate philosophy of "contributing to the realization of an enriched society and life through the creation of better spaces," Tanseisha will continue to contribute to the creation and passing on of diverse and rich culture, and to solving the issues facing our customers and society.
News Release
About the Internet Museum
Internet Museum is one of Japan's largest museum information sites, operated by TANSEISHA Co., Ltd. Since its launch in 1996, the site has been providing information on approximately 7,900 museums nationwide and over 2,000 special exhibitions and events per year. In addition to introducing information on museum facilities, special exhibitions and events across Japan, the site also provides a wide range of content, including original interview reports, information on curator recruitment, and exhibition ticket giveaways, making it popular with museum fans all over the country.
＜掲載をご希望の美術館・博物館関係者様、情報提供いただける方へ＞
インターネットミュージアム事務局（office@museum.or.jp）まで情報をお寄せください。
※政府「新型コロナウイルス感染症対策本部」より発令された「緊急事態宣言」を受け、丹青社では全従業員を原則在宅勤務としており、現地への訪問を伴う取材活動は、当面控えさせていただいております。臨時休館期間中に開催を予定していた展覧会についての情報掲載を希望される美術館・博物館関係者の方は、メールにてご相談ください。
Comment from Mikio Furukawa, Cultural Spaces Division, Tanseisha Co., Ltd. (Editor-in-Chief of "Internet Museum")
There are many unique museums all over Japan, each carrying out unique activities. By proactively introducing not only large-scale exhibitions, but also smaller exhibitions with outstanding planning, we hope to encourage everyone to visit museums. Discover the many charms of museums at the Internet Museum.
References
- ・Business introduction > Solution: "Total Produce of facility management"
*We have posted "Important Notices" regarding temporary closures of facilities operated by our company.
- ・ Internet Museum: Information site for museums, Museums
*We have set up a page that summarizes information on museum closures across the country.
"Information on museum closures to prevent the spread of COVID-19"
*You can also view the original "interview report," which provides a wealth of images and videos that give an insight into the exhibition.
- ・ Graduation exhibition site for design and art students
* JDN INC., a group company of our company that operates internet media connecting design and business, will open a section on its online media "Graduation Exhibition" for a limited time to showcase the graduation projects and completion projects of graduating students whose graduation exhibitions were canceled.
Submissions for the exhibition will be accepted until May 10, 2020, with the planned number of works being 200.
"We are looking for graduation projects that could not be exhibited! A limited-time corner will open at the Graduation Exhibition"
*The contents of notices and news releases are current as of the date of announcement.
Please note that this may be subject to change without prior notice.