Conservation and Restoration of the Tokyo National Museum Collection

The Museum exhibits and conserves cultural properties, passing them down to future generations. To fulfill these goals we practice conservation activities under three principles: (1) preventive conservation, in which different environments such as storage spaces and galleries are made suitable for the objects; (2) analysis of the objects’ conditions and the environments in which they are placed; and (3) interventive conservation, which ranges from emergency treatments to extensive repairs.
This exhibition includes recently conserved objects in order to share the results of the Museum’s conservation activities. It aims to increase interest in the Museum's role in the conservation and exhibition of cultural properties, and consequently, to deepen understanding of these properties and their cultural and historical backgrounds.