13:35 JST, September 6, 2026

Museums and art galleries bear the heavy responsibility of collecting, preserving and exhibiting valuable cultural heritage to pass it on to future generations. At the same time, the government is calling for an expansion of self-generated revenue in an effort to reduce reliance on public funds.

Stable operations are essential to safeguarding irreplaceable collections for the future. Both the government and the museums themselves must strongly endeavor to achieve such stability.

One of the 12 national museums that have been requested to improve their financial performance, the Tokyo National Museum has seen donations increase about threefold over the past five years to ¥770 million.

As a result of appealing to corporate executives for donations — including by hosting events that combined the........

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