Job Tours at the National Art Center, Tokyo: Behind-the-Scenes Interviews by Interns!

In addition to holding exhibitions, the National Art Center, Tokyo, performs various functions as an “art center” including hosting workshops in which people of all ages can participate and collecting various art materials. In this project, “Job Tours at the National Art Center, Tokyo,” the NACT’s student interns interviewed researchers working at the NACT. The interviews offer an exclusive look behind the scenes of the NACT, including the wide-ranging job duties of the diverse researchers, from exhibition planning to educational activities, information management, acquisition of materials, and public relations strategies, as well as their unique backgrounds.

The National Art Center, Tokyo, accepts university students and young researchers as interns each year in order to foster a greater understanding of the Center’s activities and contribute to the development of fresh human resources who will support art museums in the future. In addition to their original specializations, art and art history, interns gain firsthand experience in a wide range of fields including learning program, study and investigation of materials, and public relations. Many former interns are now actively involved in art museums, research institutions, or art-related organizations, where they are contributing to the promotion of art and culture as well as advances in research.