Promoting top research on Japanese visual culture | Affiliated with UEA | 🎖️ Japan Foundation Award 2024 | Art, history & culture https://linktr.ee/Sainsbury_Institutehttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mujsogevhf2qOnline 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: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3216484762896/WN_WVzb6IK0RfuXXH2dM8rv4w#/registration02 Sep 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujsogevhf2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mttnhclqc62gDue 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: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XbtKjrFHQ_qjc6ONcdQSUg#/registration24 Aug 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttnhclqc62ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3msgbbom6uj26In-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. https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/events/women-in-traditional-craft-past-present-and-future-possibilities-workshop/ #JapaneseArt 06 Aug 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgbbom6uj26https://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mrfg4dpzps2pProfessor Bert Winther-Tamaki's lecture, “Militia of Freedom”: The Art Pedagogy of Kitagawa Tamiji is now available to watch on YouTube! https://youtu.be/N_A486BTWgc?si=nw_6zLq1-5-A72-724 Jul 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfg4dpzps2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mr5q6fv2h22t"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 https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/events/photography-exhibition-making-tokyos-craftswomen-visible-traditional-techniques-in-motion/ 21 Jul 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5q6fv2h22thttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mpygodfljk2oThis talk with Prof Bert Winther-Tamaki is happening on Thursday. It will be a good one! Don't miss it! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpygodfljk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mpoegc3aua2m[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 https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3216484762896/WN_Sq2GHr8hSH65S1yc9e4aYA#/registration02 Jul 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpoegc3aua2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mpmbviydrd2tJoin 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 -> https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/events/militia-of-freedom-the-art-pedagogy-of-kitagawa-tamiji/ 01 Jul 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmbviydrd2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mp7fsholpd25Join us online for Alternative Paths in Japanese Arts: the Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowship Programme Workshop! 9-11 July, plus 16 July https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/events/alternative-paths-in-japanese-arts-ishibashi-foundation-network-leader-fellowship-programme-workshop/26 Jun 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7fsholpd25https://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3moxp4cw4vq22Alongside 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. https://dig.sainsbury-institute.org/ifnet/2026/06/01/where-do-we-go-from-here/23 Jun 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxp4cw4vq22https://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mnwroj4ajk2fCongratulations Eugenia! Professor Bogdanova-Kummer Wins Prestigious Kenneth B. Pyle Prize for Best Article in The Journal of Japanese Studies https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/news/professor-bogdanova-kummer-wins-prestigious-kenneth-b-pyle-prize-for-best-article-in-the-journal-of-japanese-studies/10 Jun 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwroj4ajk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mnfgui45us2q[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 | https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/events/women-in-japans-contemporary-craft-crossing-the-boundaries-of-tradition-in-arakawa-tokyo/03 Jun 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfgui45us2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mmypq56h2q2gRead 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. https://dig.sainsbury-institute.org/ifnet/2026/03/31/dispatch-from-the-archive-the-story-so-far/29 May 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmypq56h2q2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mmt3dftgps2cHere'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 https://norwichuni.ac.uk/news/norwich-hosts-visit-from-japanese-ambassador/27 May 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmt3dftgps2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mmr6zij4oc2hOur 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: https://dig.sainsbury-institute.org/ifnet/staging-japan-imagining-asia/26 May 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmr6zij4oc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mlq7xlxwqs25The Robert Sainsbury Lecture is today at 5pm BST. Join us in-person or online from the link: https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/events/rewriting-history-through-art-the-challenge-of-the-national-museum-of-modern-art-tokyo/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlq7xlxwqs25https://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mllcn3jop723We’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: https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/transnational-japanisms-art-craft-design/11 May 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllcn3jop723https://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mldh7adyrc2bCambridge 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. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cambridge-heritage-research-centre-26th-annual-symposium-online-tickets-1987902256161?aff=oddtdtcreator08 May 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldh7adyrc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mkznoyfnms2a📢 Transnational Japanisms: Art, Craft, Design (15-16 May) The conference programme is now live! 💻 Livestream and online access available 🔗 Register via the conference website https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/events/transnational-japanisms-art-craft-design/ 04 May 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkznoyfnms2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mkse6wzlr62aRobert 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: https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/events/rewriting-history-through-art-the-challenge-of-the-national-museum-of-modern-art-tokyo/01 May 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkse6wzlr62ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mjh4jet4uc2fOur Third Thursday Lecture is this week. We hope you can join us either in-person or online! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjh4jet4uc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mj5g7lf4wr2qJoin 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 🔗 https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/events/circles-of-stone-stonehenge-and-prehistoric-japan-questions-of-interpreting-and-preserving-heritage-sites/10 Apr 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5g7lf4wr2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3migs3mhfem2lJoin 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. https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/events/beauty-in-shadows-tanaka-issons-paintings-from-the-japanese-southern-islands-of-amami-oshima/01 Apr 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3migs3mhfem2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3miefvagdgm26[Call for Applications: Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowship Programme in Japanese Arts 2026–27] Funding, mentorship, online training + 2027 UK residency for early‑career scholars in Japanese arts. Apply by 31 May 2026. More info: https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/news/call-for-applications-the-ishibashi-foundation-network-leader-fellowship-programme-in-japanese-arts-2026-27/31 Mar 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3miefvagdgm26https://bsky.app/profile/sainsbury-institute.org/post/3mhqj7nxdhn2p[Transnational Japanisms: Art, craft, design] Join us online for a two day conference in memory of Professor Toshio Watanabe (1945–2025) exploring the future of the study of art, craft and design in a transnational perspective. 15-16 May 2026. https://www.sainsbury-institute.org/events/transnational-japanisms-art-craft-design/23 Mar 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:i5bd5nottqvosccigdnqf53t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqj7nxdhn2p