National Ainu Museum 1st Seasonal Exhibition IKOR: The Materials and Techniques of the National Ainu Museum Collections

The National Ainu Museum (NAM) aspires to be a hub for the revitalization and recreation of the Ainu culture, as well as managing and maintaining the museum collection as its core mission. Combined with the collection inherited from the former Ainu Museum, NAM now holds more than 10,000 artifacts. “Ikor: The Materials and Techniques of the National Ainu Museum Collections” will be the first exhibition to showcase its newest acquisitions for the opening of NAM. The exhibition will introduce the materials and skills that lie behind the artifacts by conducting scientific research with the museum’s latest analytical equipment.