Lecture | Seminar

New Perspectives on the Presentation of Japanese Art II

Date

Thursday 11 December 2025

Time

10:00 - 16:45 hour

Address

Museum de Lakenhal
Oude Singel 32
2312 RA Leiden

The Heinz Kaempfer Fund (HKF) and the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS, Leiden University) are proud to present the second in a biennial series of seminars on Japanese art. With the New Perspectives series, we aim to demonstrate that the study of Japanese art is very much alive and part of a global discussion. We especially invite students and young scholars to participate in this event!

Everyone is welcome to attend, free of charge. This is an in-person event only, taking place at Leiden's Museum De Lakenhal. Registration is required as seating is limited.

Programme

10:00	Registration, coffee/tea
10:45	Word of welcome by Dr Anna Beerens, HKF
11:00	Dr Rosina Buckland, British Museum, London Staging the Samurai
11:45	Dr. Alexander Hofmann, Asian Art Museum, Humboldt Forum Berlin To Facilitate Encounters and Inspire Questions: Arts of Japan at the Asian Art Museum in Berlin
12:30	Lunch break. Please arrange your lunch yourself.
14:00	Dr Mari Nakamura, Tunghai University, Taiwan Zen and Sustainability: MUJI’s Approach to Minimalist Living and Design
14:45	Dr Ilona Bausch, University of Heidelberg Shells and Shamans: Japanese Archaeology and the Sea
15:30	Coffee/tea break
16:00	Menno Fitski, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Rethinking challenges: Evaluating the Japanese Display at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
16:45	Closure, Dr. Anna Beerens, HKF
17:00-18:00	Drinks, location to be announced

Organisation
This seminar is jointly organised by The Heinz Kaempfer Fund (HKF) and the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) at Leiden University.

More information and registration:
New Perspectives on the Presentation of Japanese Art II | IIAS