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Restored Cultural Assetsー Restoration Techniques Supporting Their Conservation and Utilization

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The Maeda family, lords of the Kaga Domain, have been pioneers in the conscientious preservation of cultural assets, and this spirit has been passed down in Ishikawa Prefecture to this day. The Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, since its opening, has been dedicated to the restoration of cultural properties. In 1997, the Ishikawa Cultural Properties Conservation Studio was established as an affiliated facility of the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art. In 2016, it underwent a renewal and reopened adjacent to the museum's Hirosaka Annex, accumulating achievements mainly as a base for the restoration of local cultural properties in the Hokuriku region.

Within the restoration workshop, technicians from the Ishikawa Prefectural Cultural Property Conservation and Restoration Association undertake the restoration of numerous works, including nationally designated cultural properties. They have been at the forefront by openly sharing the process of their work with the public, drawing considerable attention nationally and internationally.

Therefore, this time, with a renewed focus on the essential uniqueness and positioning of regional culture in cultural property restoration, and while re-evaluating Ishikawa's cultural atmosphere from the feudal period to the establishment of the restoration workshop, an exhibition will be held. The exhibition aims to introduce the results of cultural property preservation and restoration, with a primary emphasis on the technical aspects, and to envision future cultural property utilization by highlighting aspects such as regional collaboration.

Schedule

Jan 4 (Thu) 2024-Feb 12 (Mon) 2024