慶應義塾大学アート・センター　Keio University Art Center

Archives

Since its establishment in 1993, Keio University Art Center has gradually acquired ‘research archives’ that relate to contemporary art and culture. Archive is an institution that gathers, preserves, orders, and researches materials in a given subject area. At the Art Center, we also aim to build a ‘research archive,’ consisting of both original materials and research documents published by the researcher. 

The Art Center currently houses four such research archives with subjects relating to Japanese modern art: Hijikata Tatsumi (bodily expression), Takiguchi Shuzo (art and criticism), Noguchi Room (sculpture, architecture, and environmental design), and Yui Shoichi (Jazz criticism), Nishiwaki Junzaburo (literature and poetry), Sogetsu Art Center. As an ‘art archive,’ it takes a holistic approach to these various art related subject matters. That is, the archive does not exist in a digital sphere only – it is also a place of interchange and exchange, where researchers work in collaboration with archivists and archive materials; a place where documents can reveal aspects of the artist’s viewpoint as well as the artist’s life more generally. The archives at Keio University Art Center aim to foster exchanges between material and intellectual forms of experience. 

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The archives reading room of the Keio University Art Centre are open as follows. Please read the precautions carefully before using the rooms and make a reservation.
We ask for your understanding and cooperation in taking measures to prevent infection. Please note that the schedule is subject to change at short notice due to requests from the university authorities or circumstances.
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Regular opening times

Opening time：13:00-17:00

  • Hijikata Tatsumi：Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

  • Nishiwaki Junzaburo：Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

  • Takiguchi Shuzo：Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

  • Yui Shoichi：Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

  • VIC and Koe Nakajima：Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

  • Sogetsu Art Center：Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

  • Noguchi room / Architecture of Keio : Monday, Wednesday  

[Request to visitors]
・Please make an application from the Reservation form below one week before the desired date of use. The person in charge will contact you.
　If you do not receive a reply within one week, please send your inquiry again from a different email address or contact us by phone.

・Advance reservations are required online to enter the building.

・Please refrain from entering if you have fever or coughing symptoms.

・Please cooperate with hand washing and alcohol disinfection.
 

Enquiries
For inquiries about each archival material, please contact us through this link.
The personal information you have provided will not be used for any purpose other than the one specified.

By Phone: +81(0)3‐5427‐1621

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