Speakers ☞ Kenji Yoshida (Director-General of National Museum of Ethnology), Masashi Kohara

In this talk, Masashi Kohara will join Kenji Yoshida, the director-general of the National Museum of Ethnology, long-time researcher in the field of cultural representation at museums and known for his fieldwork on African masks and rituals. Yoshida’s research has also focused on the theme of this exhibition “Human Exhibitions” from early on, which he has introduced through many discussions and exhibitions. Themes such as the history of museums and expositions, and the relationship between museums and “human exhibitions” will be discussed.