In her latest blog post, IFNet Fellow Olga Isaeva shares her thoughts on her approach to archiving: dig.sainsbury-institute.org/ifnet/2026/0...

[October Third Thursday Lecture - André Leroi-Gourhan in 1930s Japan: Tangible Collections and Intangible Recollections] Speaker: Dr Marion Di Santi 15 Oct 2026 6pm BST Online Registration essential - us06web.zoom.us/webi...

Aurel Stein, female friends and changing worlds - online talk with Susan Whitfield (Sainsbury Institute). Tues 22 Sep 2026 18:30-20:30, for the Aurel Stein Archives and Collections Conference: Ongoing and New Research, organised by the Royal Asiatic Society. us02web.zoom.us/webi...

Online Third Thursday Lecture - TAITOKUIN REBORN: Tokugawa Hidetada’s Mausoleum Model (Royal Collection) 17 Sep 2026 18:00pm with Prof William Coaldrake (University of Tokyo), register here: us06web.zoom.us/webi...

Fancy attending a talk by a Chester Beatty curator? Our Curator of East Asian Collections, Dr Ai Fukunaga, is a contributor to this academic workshop - now on Zoom!

Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures@sainsbury-institute.org · 2mo ago

Due to demand, we're pleased to announce the workshop "Women in Traditional Craft: Past, Present, and Future Possibilities" will now be live streamed! 4 Sep, 9:45-17:30. Sign up link here: us06web.zoom.us/webi...

Due to demand, we're pleased to announce the workshop "Women in Traditional Craft: Past, Present, and Future Possibilities" will now be live streamed! 4 Sep, 9:45-17:30. Sign up link here: us06web.zoom.us/webi...

In-person academic workshop - Women in Traditional Craft: Past, Present, and Future Possibilities, Fri 4 Sep at Sainsbury Institute, Norwich. Limited spaces available. Email us to register. www.sainsbury-instit... #JapaneseArt

Professor Bert Winther-Tamaki's lecture, “Militia of Freedom”: The Art Pedagogy of Kitagawa Tamiji is now available to watch on YouTube! youtu.be/N_A486BTWgc?...

“Militia of Freedom”: The Art Pedagogy of Kitagawa Tamiji

YouTube video by Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures

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"Making Tokyo’s Craftswomen Visible": A photography exhibition by our postdoc fellow Dr Clara Momoko Geber-Mérida | 1-13 Sep | The Old Piano Shop Gallery, Norwich www.sainsbury-instit...

This talk with Prof Bert Winther-Tamaki is happening on Thursday. It will be a good one! Don't miss it!

Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures@sainsbury-institute.org · 3mo ago

Join us for a special keynote lecture at Norwich Castle Museum and online via Zoom! “Militia of Freedom”: The Art Pedagogy of Kitagawa Tamiji. Speaker: Prof Bert Winther-Tamaki. Thu 9 July 2026, 6.00–7.30pm BST More info & registration -> www.sainsbury-instit...

[July Third Thursday Lecture - In the Shadow of Empire: Art in Occupied Japan] 📢Professor Alicia Volk (University of Maryland) 🗓️ Thursday 16 July 2026, 6:00pm BST 📍 Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT), SOAS, and on Zoom us06web.zoom.us/webi...

Join us for a special keynote lecture at Norwich Castle Museum and online via Zoom! “Militia of Freedom”: The Art Pedagogy of Kitagawa Tamiji. Speaker: Prof Bert Winther-Tamaki. Thu 9 July 2026, 6.00–7.30pm BST More info & registration -> www.sainsbury-instit...

Join us online for Alternative Paths in Japanese Arts: the Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowship Programme Workshop! 9-11 July, plus 16 July www.sainsbury-instit...

Alongside his exhibition After Zero, IFNet Fellow Luis López Matus has published a new blog exploring the relationship between Japan’s Mono-ha movement and Mexican art. dig.sainsbury-instit...

Congratulations Eugenia! Professor Bogdanova-Kummer Wins Prestigious Kenneth B. Pyle Prize for Best Article in The Journal of Japanese Studies

Professor Bogdanova-Kummer Wins Prestigious Kenneth B. Pyle Prize for Best Article in The Journal of Japanese Studies - Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures

We are delighted to announce that Professor Eugenia Bogdanova-Kummer (Deputy Director and Professor of Japanese Arts at the Sainsbury Institute) has been awarded the Kenneth B. Pyle Prize for Best Article in The Journal of Japanese Studies (JJS) 2025. The prize recognises Professor Bogdanova-Kummer’s outstanding essay: “Zen Violence: The Legacy of Nantenbō Tōjū’s Calligraphy in […]

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[Women in Japan’s Contemporary Craft: Crossing the Boundaries of ‘Tradition’ in Arakawa, Tokyo] June Third Thursday Lecture | 18 June, 6pm BST | In-person at Norwich Cathedral Hostry and online on Zoom | speaker: Dr Clara Momoko Geber-Mérida | www.sainsbury-instit...

Read our IFNet Fellow Emily Clarkson's blog series Dispatch from the Archive to find out how she's progressing with the archiving project of artist Takako Saito. dig.sainsbury-instit...

Here's an article from Norwich University of the Arts that mentions our collaboration with them: Norwich hosts visit from the Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom norwichuni.ac.uk/news/norwich...

Norwich hosts visit from the Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom

Norwich University of the Arts welcomed Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki to tour the university’s creative technology facilities and explore ongoing research projects.

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Our IFNet Fellow Edi has organised a symposium in Mexico where she is based on 29 May 2026 as part of the her research project for the IFNet programme. Find out more: dig.sainsbury-institute.org/ifnet/stagin...

Always fun to do something fancy, so was lovely to be invited to a civic dinner in the company of Hiroshi Suzuki, the Japanese Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Big thanks to @sainsbury-institute.org for the invite and all of their work in promoting Japanese culture regionally and beyond.

The Robert Sainsbury Lecture is today at 5pm BST. Join us in-person or online from the link: www.sainsbury-institute.org/events/rewri...

Rewriting History Through Art: The Challenge of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo - Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures

Wednesday 13 May, 2026 @ 5:00pm BST - 6:15pm BST - In person lecture at the Thomas Paine Study Centre Lecture Theatre, University of East Anglia (NR4 7TJ) and online via Zoom. 60 min lecture followed ...

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Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures@sainsbury-institute.org · 5mo ago

Robert Sainsbury Lecture with Katsuo Suzuki (Chief Curator, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo) Wed 13 May 5pm BST, Thomas Paine Study Centre, UEA, followed by a reception. Also available to watch online. More information: www.sainsbury-instit...

We’re delighted to announce that the poster and video presentations for the upcoming conference Transnational Japanisms: Art, Craft, Design (15-16 May) are available to view from a password protected page! Register here to get full access:

Transnational Japanisms: Art, craft, design - Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures

Friday 15 & Saturday 16 May 2026 This two-day conference will address the future of the study of art, craft and design in a transnational perspective. This event is held to honour the memory of Toshio Watanabe (1945-2025), late Emeritus Professor of Japanese Arts and Heritage at the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts […]

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Cambridge Heritage Research Centre 26th Annual Symposium is currently underway (8-9 May). You can still join online to learn about the topic of heritage and ontological security and how it relates to ideas of reconciliation and commemoration.

We're wrapping up our Japan lecture series with a special talk on 14 May by Professor Simon Kaner from @sainsbury-institute.org on Japanese archaeology. Join us to explore 150 years of European entanglements in Japanese archaeology! Details: tinyurl.com/ras-260514

📢 Transnational Japanisms: Art, Craft, Design (15-16 May) The conference programme is now live! 💻 Livestream and online access available 🔗 Register via the conference website www.sainsbury-instit...

Robert Sainsbury Lecture with Katsuo Suzuki (Chief Curator, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo) Wed 13 May 5pm BST, Thomas Paine Study Centre, UEA, followed by a reception. Also available to watch online. More information: www.sainsbury-instit...

Our Third Thursday Lecture is this week. We hope you can join us either in-person or online!

Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures@sainsbury-institute.org · 6mo ago

Join us in-person at the Norwich Cathedral Hostry or online for April’s Third Thursday Lecture as Dr Eve Loh‑Kazuhara explores the luminous world of nihonga artist Tanaka Isson. 16 April 2026 6pm BST. www.sainsbury-instit...

Join Peter Kornicki, Emeritus Professor of Japanese at Cambridge, on 23 April for a lecture as he explores the dynamic relationship between manuscript and print cultures in Edo‑period Japan. Details: tinyurl.com/ras-260423

Join Prof. Simon Kaner for Circles of Stone, part of the open‑access International Seminar: Architecture, Design & Research, exploring heritage, interpretation, and preservation in a global context. 📅 17 April 2:30pm online 🔗 www.sainsbury-instit...

Join us in-person at the Norwich Cathedral Hostry or online for April’s Third Thursday Lecture as Dr Eve Loh‑Kazuhara explores the luminous world of nihonga artist Tanaka Isson. 16 April 2026 6pm BST. www.sainsbury-instit...