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Akichi in Collections Management: Perspectives from a Japanese University Museum
Keio University
  • Start Date: 18 Sep, 2023
  • 2 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Build expertise in collections management as you explore the role of community and sharing in university museums.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Discover a new approach to collections management


In 2021, Keio University pioneered a new approach to collections management at its university museum, KeMCo. The museum opened up a creative akichi (an open space for community collections) and welcomed the public for a variety of activities.


On this two-week course, you’ll find out more about Keio’s innovations in collections management. You’ll explore concepts like community, sharing, and akichi, discussing their role in modern-day collections management in university museums.


Join an online community sharing experiences and ideas


The aim of this course is to open up a space for discussing contemporary issues, ideas, and best practices, just like its own creative akichi.


You’ll join a vibrant, international online community where you can share your own experiences and your own views on collections management. You’ll also take a virtual tour of university museums around the world.


You’ll finish the course with a new network of international learners, and a renewed sense of the role of community in collections management.


This course is designed for anyone working or interested in collections management, particularly those handling community collections.


More broadly, it will also suit anyone interested in exploring ideas and best practices around the role of museums in education and the community.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

Keio University

Keio University is a private, comprehensive higher education institution located on six campuses spread across the Greater Tokyo area. It offers an environment of academic and research excellence in a wide range of fields, and includes a university hospital. Founded in 1858, it is Japan’s first modern institution of higher learning, and over the last century and a half it has established itself as a leader in Japan through its continued commitment to education, research and medicine.

Keio has its origins in the school of Western learning established by Yukichi Fukuzawa, a school which soon evolved into a major center of learning. As a highly respected educator and intellectual, Fukuzawa was one of the pioneers of modern Japan. He aspired for Keio to become a model and leader of society, stressing the importance of learning that is based on jitsugaku, or “science”. In today’s changing world, Keio upholds its founder’s spirit of science as it continues to fulfill his aspiration.

 

This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.

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