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The 2nd Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art Council Meeting in 2012

business (of the day)

(1) Agenda Item 1: Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art Operation Policy for Fiscal Year 2013
(2) Agenda Item 2: Operational Evaluation Targets for FY 2013
(3) Report Opening of Kurosaki Civic Gallery

Date & Time

Thursday, March 7, 2013, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location

Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Main Building Auditorium

attendance

(Commissioner)

Hiroki Yoshitake

President, Kyushu Zokei Junior College

Takashi Hatano

Executive Director, Kitakyushu Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Toshio Yamanashi

Director, The National Museum of Art, Osaka

Chizuru Kawanami

Director of Planning and Curatorial Division, The Museum of Art, Kochi

Mana Oshima

Associate Professor, Kyushu Women's University Common Education Organization

Yoshihiro Nagatsu

Professor, Graduate School, The University of Kitakyushu

Yasuko Iimori

Member of the Steering Committee, Kitakyushu Artists' Federation

Miki Tani

Editor-in-Chief, Profit Donna Mamma, Inc.

Miki Harada

Representative Director, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art Friends Association

(Secretariat)

Yukiharu Nishimura

Director, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art

Nobuyoshi Ishimoto

deputy curator

Shigetaka Nakao

extension section chief

Tokuji Ohba

Chief, Extension Section, Extension Division

Takayuki Nasu

Chief of Curatorial Section, Curatorial Division

Tsukasa Odaguchi

Branch Manager, Extension Division

Hiromi Umezaki

Extension Section, Extension Division

Summary of Agenda

The committee received opinions on the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art Operation Policy for FY 2013 and the evaluation of the operation of the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art in FY 2013.

proceedings (e.g. parliamentary debate)

chairman

Now, I would like to proceed with the agenda according to the order of business.
First of all, please allow the secretariat to explain agenda item 1, the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art's management policy for fiscal 2013.

secretariat

Explanation of "Agenda Item 1: Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art Operation Policy for Fiscal Year 2013

chairman

Do you have any questions or comments?

committee member

Are there any new projects or measures that were cancelled in 2013?
Also, what is the situation regarding revenue?

secretariat

We are planning to start a new IPM implementation in 2013.
In addition, no measures were cancelled, but building renovation projects were postponed.
In addition, among the exhibitions, the Rubens exhibition is the centerpiece of the city's 50th anniversary project.
With regard to the museum's income, the main items of special funds are admission fees from visitors and income from the sale of catalogs. In terms of the budget, we expect an increase of approximately 26 million yen from 135 million yen in special funds in FY2013 and 109 million yen in the year before last.

committee member

The report item mentions the opening of the Kurosaki Civic Gallery, but will there be a new operation of the facility?

secretariat

The Kurosaki area will provide a venue for citizens to present their work.

committee member

Regarding the TANKEN PASSPORT, children have free admission with the passport, but is there any discount for parents who come with their children?

secretariat

There is no discount for parents.

committee member

Do you accept elementary, junior high, or high school students for work experience?

secretariat

Every year, we accept junior high and high school students for work experience.

committee member

The program included workshops and other programs, but they were for elementary and junior high school students and not for pre-school children, so why don't you create opportunities for more children to visit the museum?

secretariat

In the "Chihiro Iwasaki Exhibition" held in FY 2012, we held two storytelling sessions of fairy tales with Chihiro's illustrations. In FY2013, the "Leo Leoni Exhibition" will be held at the branch library, and storytelling sessions are planned here as well. We will continue to consider planning events that are friendly to preschool children.

committee member

Regarding the renovation of the museum, I believe that the implementation design was scheduled for 2013.

secretariat

The air-conditioning system and other facilities have deteriorated significantly and require maintenance and repair, but due to the city's tight financial situation, this has been postponed.

committee member

Although the implementation design has been postponed, is the maintenance cost of the facility being addressed and will repairs be made where necessary?

secretariat

When installing air conditioning equipment, it is very important to make necessary repairs, including periodic inspections, because a large amount of money is required.

chairman

Would you approve the operating policy for the 2013 fiscal year?

committee member

No objection.

chairman

Please explain the operational evaluation goals for FY 2013 from the Secretariat.

deputy curator

Explanation of the "2013 Operational Evaluation Targets"

Chairman Yoshitake

Do you have any questions or comments on the explanation from the secretariat?

committee member

In the public relations and information dissemination section, you mention that you will disseminate information on the results of museum projects, but how about making it a little clearer at what pace you will disseminate this information, and whether you will also include the number of visitors and evaluations of exhibitions?
In addition, I think there are two ways to enhance existing collections in the FY25 goals: filling in missing parts of existing collections and further enriching existing collections, but I think it would be better to clarify this a little more.

secretariat

We initially envisioned that information dissemination would consist of exhibition catalogs and viewing cards, but we are now gradually deviating from that goal.
In terms of enhancing the existing collection, we are conscious of the need to replenish works by artists whose collections have been missing for some time in order to create a collection that is easy to feature and easy to thematize.
In addition to focusing on existing collections, we are also looking to collect new local artists as well as artists who will be active in the future, both nationally and internationally.

committee member

How exactly will you inform everyone about how to promote the Kurosaki Civic Gallery?
Since the Children's Pavilion is located on the upper floor, I would like to see the Pavilion be flexible and hold events that encourage parents, mothers, and children to visit together, but do you have any ideas?

secretariat

The Kurosaki Civic Gallery will be featured in a special issue of the March 15 edition of the city newsletter. The gallery will also function as a citizens' gallery at the Yahatanishi Lifelong Learning Center, and we will hold a briefing session at the Yahatanishi Lifelong Learning Center to inform users of the gallery.

committee member

Is the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art positioned as an art museum for citizens? I would like to know what percentage of visitors come from outside the city.

secretariat

Although it varies depending on the exhibition, 34% of the Inten exhibition held in 2011 were from outside the city. For exhibitions held in conjunction with Ube City, 59% of visitors came from outside the city. The percentage of visitors from outside of the city is generally in the range of 30% to 60%.

committee member

I think it is necessary to look at art museums as a means to achieve the Kitakyushu brand and to market the city as a tourist destination.

secretariat

We believe it is very important to have many people use the facility, so we would like to operate the facility in such a way that we can disseminate information to the outside world and attract many visitors from outside the city, while collaborating with various cultural facilities.
As for the Rubens exhibition to be held in 2013, since it will travel to Tokyo, Niigata, and Kitakyushu, we are considering a wide-area PR strategy to attract many visitors from western Japan, as well as tie-ups with the secretariat for the 50th anniversary of the municipal organization.

committee member

I think it would be a good idea for the Kitakyushu Museum of Art to have a high literary and artistic reputation among specialists, and to obtain a budget that includes holding exhibitions, etc., that would attract specialists to visit the museum.

director

We would like to determine a plan for holding the exhibition, taking into consideration the condition of the aging facility and also with renovation work in mind.

committee member

Research on local artists and their works is underway throughout Japan to discover local brands. The Masamu Yanase Exhibition to be held at the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art in 2013 will be a traveling exhibition, and I believe this will be an important step in this direction.

chairman

Would you approve the 2013 operational evaluation targets?

chairman

No objection.

chairman

Report item, "About Kurosaki Civic Gallery" please report.

secretariat

Explanation of "Report: Kurosaki Civic Gallery

committee member

Will it be rented to groups outside the city?

secretariat

As this is basically a citizen's gallery, priority will be given to Kitakyushu citizens.

committee member

Due to the large number of applications, do you give priority to citizens?

secretariat

At this time, since it is a "citizen's gallery," we would like to give priority to Kitakyushu citizens.

committee member

I believe that the town of Kurosaki will be revitalized by having people from outside the city use this service, rather than limiting it to residents only.

secretariat

I will operate flexibly.

committee member

There are quite a few people from outside the city in Kitakyushu's cultural organizations, etc. We would like to encourage those who love Kitakyushu City to take advantage of this opportunity.

secretariat

This concludes today's agenda. Thank you, committee members.

Other

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contact information (for inquiries) (e.g. corporate phone number)

Dissemination Section, Museum Dissemination Division, Bureau of Civic, Culture and Sports
Phone number (093) 882-7777