国立工芸館、１０月開館へ　名誉館長に中田英寿氏―文化庁

　文化庁は４日、金沢市に移転する東京国立近代美術館工芸館（東京都千代田区）について、１０月２４日に同市で開館記念式典を開催し、翌２５日から一般公開を始めると発表した。名誉館長には元サッカー日本代表の中田英寿氏が就任する。
　工芸館は東京国立近代美術館の分館で、陶磁やガラス、漆工などの工芸作品を収集・展示する。中央省庁などの地方移転の一環で、金沢移転が決まっていた。当初は東京五輪・パラリンピック開催に合わせ、７月に開館する方針だったが、新型コロナウイルス感染拡大の影響で延期していた。（2020/08/04-12:54）

Former Japanese professional soccer player Hidetoshi Nakata will be inaugurated as honorary director of the National Crafts Museum, set to open in the central Japan city of Kanazawa in October, the Cultural Affairs Agency said Tuesday.
   The opening ceremony will be held in the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture on Oct. 24, and the museum will be open to the public from the next day, according to the agency.
   The National Crafts Museum, formerly named the Crafts Gallery, is a branch of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, which collects and exhibits works of art such as ceramics, glass and lacquerware.
   The relocation of the gallery was decided as part of the relocation of central government ministries and agencies from Tokyo.
   The new museum was initially set to open in July to coincide with the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, but the opening was postponed due to the spread of the novel coronavirus.