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The event was aimed at providing elementary school students with an opportunity to communicate with science museum curators and feel closer to science while spending their weekday after-school time in after-school care. Tama Rokuto Science Museum, which we have been managing as a designated manager since 2013, was connected to an after-school children's club in Kodaira City, Tokyo via online broadcast, and a science experiment workshop using balloons was held. Experiments such as "dropping," "floating," "stretching and returning," and "shaking" were conducted in the form of a quiz, allowing participants to have fun while deepening their understanding of the wonders of balloons.

The purpose of this event is to provide an opportunity for elementary school students to communicate with the curators of the Science Museum and feel closer to science while spending time in after-school childcare on weekdays. The Hamamatsu Science Museum "Miraira" and the after-school children's association in Hamamatsu City were connected via online broadcast, and a science experiment workshop was held using familiar materials such as paper cups and aluminum foil. In 2019, we were entrusted with the renovation of the Hamamatsu Science Museum using the DBO method, which integrates design, construction, and operation. The Company operates the operation jointly with SBS Promotions as the "Designated Administrator". * DBO method (Design, Build, Operate): A method of public-private partnership in which design, construction, maintenance, and operation are comprehensively ordered to private companies.

Renewal of the Science Museum due to the aging of the existing Science Museum facilities and displays items. We received a proposal based on the DBO* method, which integrates design, construction, and operation, and completed construction in a short period of about one and a half years from schematic design. With the main goal of providing active learning-type learning, we are planning displays based on the basic policy of experiential stories that lead to deep learning through spontaneous action by inducing interest from experience. Zoned under six themes of nature, power, sound, light, space, and new technology, the displays space is equipped with more than 100 new science experience devices, almost all of which are centered on the large centerpiece displays, which symbolizes each zone that can be attended by a large number of people. With the cooperation of Hamamatsu's leading companies, we have developed displays to stimulate interest in local industries throughout the building. In addition, we have introduced the world's first scientific information learning system (app) equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) for science museums, realizing a new way of communication concept design that expands interest and knowledge through dialogue. In addition to the displays rooms, we have also renovated the welcome displays at the entrance with art by local artist Yasuhiro Suzuki, the Kids Science Land, a café, a shop, and an outdoor science park to make it concept design a comfortable place not only for children but also for adults, while incorporating the elements of a science museum. * DBO method (Design, Build, Operate): A method of public-private partnership in which design, construction, maintenance, and operation are comprehensively ordered to private companies.

The Saga Prefectural Space Science Museum "Yumeginga" was established in 1999 as a communication facility that connects people and science. Since 2006, we have been the representative of the "designated manager" and are currently jointly managing it with Mavec Co., Ltd. The concept is "to develop children's scientific minds," "to convey the wonder of discovery and creation," and "to discover and recognize a comprehensive understanding of the universe, the Earth, and Saga, and their relationship with oneself." In addition to displays that enhance learning, we planned topical displays that can be enjoyed by tourists and disseminated nationwide. This facility has three zones: the "Saga Discovery Zone," the "Earth Discovery Zone," and the "Space Discovery Zone," and our company was in charge of all the zones when the museum opened. After a full renovation of the "Earth Discovery Zone" in the quarter century since its opening, we completely renovated the "Space Discovery Zone" in 2024. The concept of the renovation of the "Space Discovery Zone," where there are as many exciting things in space as there are stars, is "a long journey into space." The two perspectives of space science, which seeks to understand what the universe is, and space activities, which are humanity's attempt to pioneer the universe, are linked under the theme of "life." The displays space depicts on a grand scale where our life originates, where it is headed, and how it is related to the universe. We also aimed to create an displays experience that makes visitors feel closer to the universe and broadens their perspective, leading to two existing zones on another floor.

Tama Rokuto Science Museum opened in 1994, and underwent its first displays renovation in 2001, and its second renewal in March 2013. In the 2013 renewal, the planners and designers of NOMURA, Ltd. took advantage of the double advantage of having displays designer and the designated manager as the same person, and the museum's planners and designers absorbed the opinions of the museum staff on the ground and brushed up the museum. In addition to renewing displays rooms while making use of the existing displays, the museum has also created an environment that is easy to use and manage for the museum staff who are active on the front lines. The distinctive features of displays design are that each exhibition room has three areas: an experience space called a "lab" where visitors can deepen their science learning by communicating with the staff, an information dissemination space called a "connecting spot" in collaboration with local human resources, companies, and academic institutions, and a "kids space" to foster intergenerational exchange. These mechanisms have allowed displays displays to be maintained as one that is "people-centered" and "continues to grow and change."

This facility opened in 2011, and currently, NOMURA, as the representative of the "designated manager," is jointly managing it with the Morioka City Tourism and Convention Association. It has two aspects: it is a cultural property exhibition facility that houses the precious treasures of the Nanbu family, and at the same time, it is located in Morioka Castle Ruins Park, where various people such as local residents, tourists, and school trip students gather and are utilized as a base for "town sightseeing" where they can experience the history and traditional culture of the castle town. NOMURA has been involved in the opening preparations as the designated manager, and is currently working to provide stable services for the locals and tourists who have been looking forward to the opening, while cherishing the dignity of a facility that exhibits the treasures of Morioka in the area hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Aomori Prefecture has a valuable history in the history of aviation in Japan. The Aomori Prefecture and Misawa City worked together to establish the Aeronautical Science Museum, which opened in 2003. In 2021, NOMURA was responsible for the overall renovation work, including the renewal of displays, the installation of a new space zone, and the introduction of new roller zippers. The management organization is mainly local companies and NPOs, and NOMURA, as the designated manager, is responsible for the maintenance of displays, information network, operation of the video hall, and event planning such as special exhibitions. In addition to the aviation zone, which is an aircraft displays area related to Aomori Prefecture, the science zone, which focuses on a science experiment workshop run by instructors, and the space zone, which was newly added in the renovation, the museum also displays the only "HondaJet Technology Demonstration Aircraft" in Japan.

The Tokyo Water Science Museum, a PR facility of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Waterworks, has been renewed as a general facility for social studies field trips and an experience facility for families. We have also received orders for operation consignment after the opening, and we are contributing to continuous visitor attraction by strengthening cooperation with the media.

The Tokyo Waterworks History Museum opened in 1995 as a facility promoting the history and culture of Tokyo's waterworks from the Edo period to modern times and the present. It consists of three floors: 1F History of Modern Waterworks, 2F History of Edo Waterworks, and 3F Library and Lecture Hall. The first and third floors have been mainly renovated. In addition to renovating displays space, efforts have been made to expand the scope of the facility's operations, such as creating a library of video materials and introducing audio guides (in four languages: Japanese, English, Korean, and Chinese). In addition, the museum has been contracted to operate the facility after its reopening, and is promoting the waterworks by expanding the scope of operations, such as having attendants guide displays (in Japanese and English), holding special exhibitions and events, and introducing AR guided tours.

Takahama City Yakimono no Sato Kawara Art Museum and Library is operated by NOMURA, Ltd. as a designated manager. It originally opened in 1995 as a museum with a theme of "kawara" (tiles) in Takahama City, Aichi Prefecture, the central production area of Sanshu tiles, which boasts the highest production volume in Japan. Since 2008, the management and operation has been changed to a designated manager, and from April 2023, it has become a complex cultural facility together with the city library. Based on the concept of "A forest of connections where people and cities grow," the museum aims to create a further circulation of feeling, learning, activities, and exchange by interacting with various people with the library and museum. Through exhibitions in a wide range of fields including tiles and various projects focusing on regional collaboration, the museum creates a place where various people and things gather under the catchphrase "Museum for everyone". The library provides a familiar library space for everyone at the main building and three facilities in the city, and as a "supportive library," it supports daily life through books.

It opened in 1997 as Japan's first comprehensive river museum. It is currently operated by NOMURA as the designated manager. The museum exhibits displays the relationship between Saitama's rivers, especially the Arakawa River, and people's lives, and is a place for local and environmental studies that conveys the footsteps of our ancestors who lived alongside the rivers. Outside, there are water-friendly facilities such as a 1/1000 scale model of the Arakawa River, the largest waterwheel in the country, and water athletics.

The museum opened in November 2005, bringing together all the precious materials related to Nagasaki's international exchange. It attracted attention as the first prefectural museum to adopt a designated manager system that includes a curatorial department. Since its opening, NOMURA has been involved in the operation of the facility as the designated manager. While utilizing our comprehensive capabilities to hold exhibitions and events, we also actively engage in activities with the cooperation of local citizens, such as having volunteers reenact court decisions in skits in the restored magistrate's office. It also serves as a research center for "Nagasaki studies," and works in cooperation with the founder to operate the facility with a system that ensures the continuity of cultural administration.