Restoration/first aid activities for damaged heritage objects operating condition (1)
Ishinomaki Culture Centre (Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture) |
| Restoration/first aid activities at the Ishinomaki Culture Centre began on April 20. The center houses more than 100,000 objects including the Mouri collection, implements, sculptures, and pictures. It is a two-storied building. The ground floor that contains the exhibition rooms and repositories was severely damaged by the tsunami. Organizations (National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo (NRCPT), National Institutes for the Humanities (NIH), the Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM), etc.), which are working together to restore the damaged properties, do so in collaboration with the Miyagi prefecture administration, the Ishinomaki City Board of Education, and the Network for Historical Materials (NHM). |
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Ishinomaki Culture Centre Entrance
(April 20th, 2011) |
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Ishinomaki Culture Centre Storage Room
(April 20th, 2011) |
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Restoration/first aid activities for damaged heritage objects operating condition (2)
Miyagi Sant Juan Bautista Museum (Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture) |
| Some of the severely damaged objects that belonged to the Ishinomaki Culture Centre were transferred to Miyagi Sant Juan Bautista Museum for cleaning/dehydration. This was mainly handled by the NME (National Museum of Ethnology); however, teams from other organizations (NRCPT, the local board of education, the NHM, etc.) also contributed towards this effort. The objects that were cleaned/dehydrated were returned to the Ishinomaki Culture Centre for preservation. |
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Cleaning at Sant Juan Bautista Museum
(May 19th, 2011) |
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A part of Folk Material Collection on Sant
Juan Bautista Museum (June 3rd, 2011) |
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Restoration/first aid activities for damaged heritage objects operating condition (3)
Kumano Nachi Shrine (Natori, Miyagi Prefecture) |
| The Kumano Nachi Shrine in Natori houses many Kake-botoke sculptures (Buddha sculptures placed in shrines on the basis of Honji Suijaku’s theory) and bronze mirrors. Many of these objects were designated as important national/prefectural cultural property. These objects were dispersed/damaged by the earthquake. The Natori administration, the Miyagi Board of Education, the Tohoku History Museum, and the NRCPT contribute to the first aid efforts. Objects were checked for damage and were packed for transportation; they were transported to the Tohoku History Museum for temporary storage. |
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Restoration of Kakebotoke etc.
at Kumano-Nachi Shrine (June 1st, 2011) |
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Packed materials on Kumano-Nachi Shrine
(June 1st, 2011) |
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Restoration/first aid activities for damaged heritage operating condition (4)
Iwaisaki Promenade Centre (Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture) |
| The Iwaisaki Promenade Centre (Iwaisaki, Kesennuma) is located by the sea, and therefore, was severely damaged by the tsunami. The building collapsed and the preserved/exhibited items were dispersed/damaged. The NRCPT, in cooperation with the NHM and the local board of education, salvaged materials and provided first aid to them. The collected materials were classified into several groups (e.g., fishing materials, folk materials, fossil materials, etc.), and were stored temporarily in other facilities for cleaning/first aid. |
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Iwaisaki Promnade Centre: collapsed
by Tsunami (May 20th, 2011) |
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Activities at Iwaisaki Promnade Centre
(May 20th, 2011) |
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Restoration/first aid activities for damaged heritage objects operating condition (5)
Ishinomaki Culture Centre (Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture) |
| The NRCPT, NIH, JCAM, and the Miyagi Prefecture and Ishinomaki City Boards of Education made emergency repairs to objects at the Ishinomaki Culture Centre. After receiving first aid, many objects were transferred to temporary storage facilities for further restoration work. |
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Materials Classified Room on Iwaisaki
Promnade Centre (May 19th, 2011) |
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Classified documents and materials
at Ishinomaki Culture Centre
(May 22nd, 2011) |
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