There are many forms of marriage in the world, and all of them greatly affect a woman’s way of life.

Among the various forms of marriage, this exhibition will focus on child marriage, which is when a young female (mainly girls) gets married at an early age.

In this exhibition, Chapter 1 explores the current state of child marriage in various parts of the world and its factors. Chapter 2 introduces the state of Japanese marriage in the Meiji Era, when child marriage became less prevalent. We are aiming for an exhibition which takes you through a contextual comparison of the two chapters.。

When we discover the reality of child marriage across the globe, we can realize that the background and factors behind it have commonalities with the issues facing modern Japanese society.

Is child marriage merely an issue of the past from a distant country?
Is it really irrelevant to modern-day Japanese citizens?

In mind of the reality of child marriage and what is behind it, I hope that you can extend thoughts and pose questions on what it takes for us to live better.
By doing so, I believe that it will lead us to taking positive actions about our future.