Sainsbury Institute for Art

Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, gave the inaugural lecture.

[3][4] The Sainsbury Institute has among other divisions the Centre for Archaeology and Heritage which was established in 2011.

The Centre focuses on research projects in the field of archaeology in Japan as well as the cultural heritage, working as a hub of researchers and students interested in the prehistoric to historic background of Japanese culture.

Researchers of Japanese studies can make appointment to use the library for reference books and digitized materials.

[5] Ex-officio Members David Richardson, Vice-Chancellor, University of East Anglia (Chair)[6] Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos[6] Peter Hesketh[6] Elizabeth Esteve-Coll[6] Masatomo Kawai[6] Non-ex-officio Members Tim Lankester KCB[6] Stephen McEnally[6] David Warren (diplomat)[6] Ex-officio Participating Observer Sarah Barrow[6] Philip Gilmartin[6] Simon Kaner[6] Nicole Rousmaniere[6] Japan based non-ex-officio Participating Observer Tadashi Kobayashi[6]