Resources & Links for Students

The holdings of the libraries listed below are recorded in the SLSP catalogue. You can access the media search on the KHIST library page (in German) or directly on SwisscoverySwisscovery. 

The Museum Rietberg's specialized library is also available to students of East Asian Art History. It is located in the basement of Villa Schönberg, Gablerstrasse 14. It is a reference library only; borrowing is not possible.

Many important fundamental works on East Asian art history are also available in the holdings of  the UB Asian and Oriental Studies. 

CrossAsia, Staatsbibliothek Berlin: specialized virtual library for East and Southeast Asia. Digital collections of the Berlin State Library and numerous databases (partly restricted).

The following does not represent a complete list of museums, but it is a selection of examples in these regions.

Swiss Museums with Collections of East Asian Art

Museum Rietberg (Zürich)

Students of East Asian Art History receive free admission to Museum Rietberg only upon presentation of a valid student ID and a confirmation card issued by the department.

Confirmation cards for free admission to the Kunsthaus and some other museums are available at the Institute of Art History's office (Rämistrasse 73). These cards must be stamped by the research assistants at the Chair of East Asian Art History to also grant free admission to the Museum Rietberg.

• Bernisches Historisches Museum
• Fondation Baur, Musée des Arts d’Extrême-Orient (Genf)
• Historisches und Völkerkundemuseum St. Gallen
• Musées d'Art et d'Histoire de Genève, Cabinet d'arts graphiques
• Musée d'Ethnographie Neuchâtel

Before planning a visit to the museum, please check the museum website directly for information on visiting conditions and opening hours, and check the admission conditions of your memberships.

• Swiss Museum Pass
•  Swiss Association of Art Historians (VKKS) (in German)
• Raiffeisen MemberPlus (in German)
• Kulturlegi (in German)
• and more.

Before planning a visit to the museum, please check the museum website directly for information on visiting conditions.

Select European Museums with Collections of East Asian Art

Germany

• Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Staatliche Museeun zu Berlin
• Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Köln

France

• Musée Cernuschi, Paris
• Musée Guimet, Paris

UK

• British Museum, London
• Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London

Select Museums in the United States with Collections of East Asian Art

• Art Institute of Chicago
• Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
• Cleveland Museum of Art
• National Museum of Asian Art (Freer and Sackler Galleries), Washington D.C.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City

Arts of China Consortium

Formerly Nixi Cura's personal website. Excellent for information on events, conferences, job opportunities, and scholarships in the U.S.A. It also contains a list of doctoral students, primarily at American universities, and numerous links to literature, museums, and organizations.

Information on East Asian art history in Great Britain is available from the websites of theSchool of Oriental and African Studies  and theSainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures.