Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll in September, at the age of 85. Dame Elizabeth was central to the creation and development of the Sainsbury Institute. She served as a Trustee and member of our Management Board from the beginning. Close to our founding benefactors, Sir […]
We are delighted to announce the final stage of our online exhibition, Nara to Norwich, which explores the Silk Roads beyond their current limits of the Chinese and post-Roman worlds. Looking further east to Korea and Japan, and to the west to Britain and Scandinavia, the displays tell the story of how objects, ideas, people […]
The Third Thursday Lecture on the 19th September 2024 was dedicated to the Japanese lacquerware collection at Chiddingstone Castle in Kent. The online lecture aimed to introduce Denys Eyre Bower’s (1905-1977) Japanese urushi collection, it’s historical context, and how it is displayed at the Castle. This important and varied collection is one of the most […]