When the Tokyo National Museum was first established in [[1872]], Machida became its first director. He intended for the museum to be a universal museum, like the British Museum in London, collecting and displaying artifacts from all the cultures of the world. He was a strong supporter of historical research, heritage conservation, and the collection of artifacts for the museum, and helped organize a number of International Expositions to be held in Tokyo which would bring in more objects from across the country and all over the world, to be incorporated into the museum's collections. | When the Tokyo National Museum was first established in [[1872]], Machida became its first director. He intended for the museum to be a universal museum, like the British Museum in London, collecting and displaying artifacts from all the cultures of the world. He was a strong supporter of historical research, heritage conservation, and the collection of artifacts for the museum, and helped organize a number of International Expositions to be held in Tokyo which would bring in more objects from across the country and all over the world, to be incorporated into the museum's collections. |