Abstract
This paper will discuss the significance and challenges of exhibiting (representing) the "present (contemporary)" of the Ainu people in museums. The attempt to overcome the conventional dichotomy of "uncivilized" and "civilized" may lead to the fixation of the dichotomy of "traditional" and "modern". This issue will be discussed through the example of the "present" of the activities to pass on their own culture by indigenous Ainu people, who have undergone changes in their daily lives through migration to the Tokyo metropolitan area.
