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Zurich Lecture by Prof. Dr. Bert Winther-Tamaki: After Revisionism: Charismatic Concrete: Artistic Transformations of an Industrial Material in 1980s Japan (May 5, 2026)

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Visiting Professor Dr. Uli Sigg

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Inaugural Lecture Professor Dr. Ewa Machotka

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Vernissage: "Unframed: The Sigg Collection goes Virtual"

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Ishibashi Foundation Graduate Programme in Japanese Art History and Multimodal Heritage Curation 2026/2027, University of Zurich

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Opening Roundtable — In Conversation with Uli Sigg

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Zurich Lectures by Prof. Müller & Prof. Dr. Lin: Can’t Wait to See! Whales in the Urban Imagination in Early Modern Japan / Tribute Animal, Urban Spectacle, and Social Reality: A Cultural History of Elephant Keeping in Early Modern China (October 30, 2025)

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Zurich Lecture by Prof. McCausland: After Revisionism: The New Framing of the Arts of China’s Middle Period (10th–14th century) (October 22, 2025)

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Guest Lecture by Mattes Lammert: Provenance Studies on East Asian Art (May 21, 2025)

Dr. Uli Sigg at UZH: What and When?

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Conference “Korean Wave(s)? Global Itineraries of Korean Art and Culture” (May 16--17, 2025, UZH & Museum Rietberg)

Guest Lecture by Prof. Cheng: Depicting Animals on Ancient Chinese Bronzes (April 8, 2025)

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Public Lecture by Prof. Watanabe: Community, Cityscapes, and the Politics of Naturing Tokyo’s Waters (Feb. 25, 2025)

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East Asian Art History: Master Programme Information Event at UZH Master Info Days 2025 (online)

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Zurich Lectures by Prof. Andrews: Women Artists in 20th c. China & Prof. Fraser: Ink Culture Without Ink (Dec. 11, 2024)

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Guest Lecture by Prof. Stiller: Rethinking Sacred Space: A Case Study of Late Chosŏn Buddhist Temples (Nov. 7, 2024)

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15th Annual Kansai University-European Universities Workshop at the University of Zurich (Nov. 6, 2024)

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Leiden University-Zurich University Workshop: Ecocritical Perspectives in East Asian Art and Culture (Oct. 31, 2024)

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Guest Lecture by Dr. Kaul: Introducing the "Animal Turn" into Asian Studies (Sept. 24, 2024)

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Zurich Lectures by Prof. Mostow: Embodied Poems and Samurai Love & Prof. Orbaugh: Ecce homo (April 11, 2024)

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East Asian Art History: Master Programme Information Event at UZH Master Info Days 2024 (in-place)

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