Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
Greetings from ‘the land of the gods’, Shimane prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast, where I am just wrapping up a research visit with colleagues from the Vikings in Asia project as part of our work on Japan and the maritime silk roads. Today we are off to visit the Izumo Grand Shrine and […]
It was, I suppose, something of a whirlwind introduction to the work of the Sainsbury Institute. In April I received a message from Prof Simon Kaner, Executive Director, enquiring as to whether my institution, the Imperial War Museum (IWM), might be willing to host a small workshop with Katsuo Suzuki, Chief Curator of The National […]
In May, the Sainsbury Institute had one of its busiest weeks yet with various activities across Norwich and further afield in the UK. The events began with a workshop in Cambridge on Friday 07 and Saturday 08 May exploring “The Role of Heritage in Shaping Ontological Security in the Contemporary World”. Held in collaboration with […]