On the 5th of September, the Buddha Museum participated in a discussion arranged by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) for INTERCOM. At the Kyoto International Manga Museum, museum-management experts from around the world, a total of 60 people, got together for a series of field trips and workshops.
All participants were welcomed by the Deputy-General Director of the Kyoto International Manga Museum, Yuri Kurihara. Yu Ito, a Kyoto Seika University researcher, introduced the thousand-year history of Manga and the significance of the Manga Museum. Looking forward to future cooperation and cultural exchange, Venerable Ru Chang presented a copy of the book “A Museum for the People” which introduces the Buddha Museum, to the Deputy-General Director.