Japanese Art Histories Ishibashi Foundation und Gastprofessur
Since the summer semester of 2005, the Institute of East Asian Art History has invited a Guest Professor for Japanese Art History every semester. This program is generously supported by the Ishibashi Foundation.
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Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto
Wintersemester 2025/26
University of California, Los Angeles
Sommersemester 2025
National Museum of Asian
Art, Washington, DC
Wintersemester 2024/25
Kyushu University
Sommersemester 2024
University of Leeds
Wintersemester 2023/24
Kyoto University
Sommersemester 2023
University of Edinburgh
Wintersemester 2022/23
[27th] Furuta Ryo
Tokyo University of the Arts
Sommersemester 2022
University of Cambridge
Wintersemester 2021/22
Tokyo Institute for
Cultural Properties
Wintersemester 2019/20
University of Pennsylvania
Sommersemester 2019
[23rd] Sarah Teasley
Royal College of Art, London
Wintersemester 2018/19
SOAS, London
Sommersemester 2018
Kyoto Institute of Technology
Wintersemester 2017/18
Sophia University, Tokyo
Sommersemester 2017
Kyoto University
Sommersemester 2016
INALCO, Paris
Sommersemester 2015
National Museum of
Japanese History, Chiba
Wintersemester 2014/15
Sommersemester 2014
Rijksmuseum voor
Volkenkunde, Leiden
Sommersemester 2013
National Research Institute
f. Cultural Properties, Tokyo
Wintersemester 2012/13
Columbia University,
New York
Sommersemester 2012
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Sommersemester 2011
Jissen Women's University,
Tokyo
Wintersemester 2010/11
Duke University, Durham
Sommersemester 2010
Musashino Art University, Tokyo
Wintersemester 2009/10
Harvard University, Cambridge (MA)
Sommersemester 2009
Kanazawa College of Art
Wintersemester 2008/09
Yokohama National University
Sommersemester 2008
Chiba University
Sommersemester 2007
Nezu Institute of Fine Arts
Wintersemester 2006/07
Tokyo Gakugei University
Sommersemester 2006
Sophia University, Tokyo
Wintersemester 2005/06
SOAS, London
Sommersemester 2005
About the Ishibashi Foundation
The Ishibashi Foundation, established in Tokyo in 1956 by entrepreneur Ishibashi Shojiro, is dedicated to promoting Japanese art history worldwide. Ishibashi Shojiro’s commitment to art began in 1952 with the Bridgestone Gallery, which later evolved into the Ishibashi Museum of Art in Kurume City and, subsequently, the Bridgestone Museum—primarily showcasing European paintings. The foundation expanded the focus of its collections in 1996 with the addition of an Asian gallery.
In 2015, the Ishibashi Foundation Art Research Center was inaugurated in Machida City, followed by the opening of the acclaimed Artizon Museum at Museum Tower Kyobashi in 2020, recognized for its innovative architectural design. Today, the foundation continues its mission under the leadership of President Ishibashi Hiroshi.
For decades, the Ishibashi Foundation has been supporting research programs, offering scholarships, and curatorships. Since 2005, through the establishment of the Ishibashi Foundation Visiting Professorship, they have generously supported the Institute of East Asian Art History at Heidelberg University. We are deeply grateful to the Ishibashi Foundation for their steadfast support, which enables us to enrich our course offerings each year with the expertise of two distinguished international visiting professors.
The Ishibashi Foundation, in cooperation with the Japan Foundation, offers the JEES stipend program with application deadlines in spring and autumn.