[KineJapan] Best Contemporary Japan Photography Centre

[Markus Nornes]

HI Lorenzo,

Claire is spot on. TOP is tops. One of my favorite museums in Japan. Their
collection for photography is seriously amazing. The thing is, last time I
looked it was very difficult to do extensive research there unless you are
in Tokyo for an extended period of time. See the entry in Aaron and my
Research Guide for details. This was years ago, so maybe they have relaxed
their rules.

Best,

Markus

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Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography Library
Tokyo-to Shashin Bijutsukan
1-13-3 Mita
Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0062 Japan
Phone: 03-3280-0099
Fax: 03-3280-0033
Webpage: www.syabi.com
The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography has a small reading room
interfacing with its collection, which is bifurcated into two sections that
do not interact well. One half is the library, which has a relatively small
collection of books and magazines. These include some publications on
cinema but, not surprisingly, most are on still photography. There is an
online catalog for these printed materials. The other half is the museum’s
extensive collection of still photography. There is a visual database for
this collection in the library, and while they do not seem to be collecting
publicity stills and other cinema-related genres of still photography, they
do have fine examples of zoetropes, phenakistoscopes, and other pre-cinema
toys, as well as original prints from Muybridge and Marey. Unfortunately,
the rules they have set up for looking at their archival materials make the
collection virtually impossible to use for researchers not residing in
Japan. The database is not online, so one must conduct searches of their
holdings in the library; only a few items can be ordered at a time, and
this must be done two weeks ahead of time. Do the math and you can see the
problem. There is also a charge for viewing objects.

Excerpt From: Abé Mark Nornes and Aaron Gerow. “Research Guide to Japanese
Film Studies.” Apple Books.




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*Markus Nornes*
*Professor of Asian Cinema*
*Interim Chair, Dept. of Asian Languages and Culture*

Department of Film, Television and Media, Department of Asian Languages and
Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design




*Homepage: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nornes/
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On Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 12:59 PM Claire-Akiko Brisset via KineJapan <
kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:

> Dear colleague,
>
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> If I may, you should check the TOP:
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> http://topmuseum.jp/e/contents/index.html
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>
> Best wishes,
>
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> Claire Brisset
>
> PO histoire culturelle du Japon
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> département ESTAS
>
> Faculté des Lettres
> Université de Genève
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> *De :* KineJapan <kinejapan-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> de la part de
> Lorenzo Javier Torres Hortelano via KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>
> *Envoyé :* samedi 13 novembre 2021 18:52:58
> *À :* Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum
> *Cc :* Lorenzo Javier Torres Hortelano
> *Objet :* [KineJapan] Best Contemporary Japan Photography Centre
>
>
> Dear all,
>
>
>
> I’m trying to figure out which would be the best centres in Japan on
> contemporary Japanese photography, a museum, archive, or research centre
> about the different flows in current photography, maybe with funds or work
> of relevant photographers, etc.
>
>
>
> The goal is to get an idea of the best of contemporary Japanese
> photography in order to organize an exhibition that provides a wide vision,
> with an edited catalogue, etc.
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>
>
> Thanks in advance and Best regards,
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano *
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> *Vicedecano de Extensión Universitaria y Relaciones Internacionales*
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> *Vice-Dean of University Extension and International Relations*
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> Profesor Titular/Professor
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> Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
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> Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación
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> Departamento de Ciencias de la Comunicación y Sociología
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> Edificio de Gestión - Decanato
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> Camino del Molino s/n, 28943 Fuenlabrada
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> +34 91 488 73 11
>
> lorenzojavier.torres.hortelano at urjc.es
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> gestion2.urjc.es/pdi/ver/lorenzojavier.torres.hortelano
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> researchgate.net/profile/Lorenzo_Torres
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> Lorenzo Torres Academia.edu <https://urjc.academia.edu/ljtorres>
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