As a part of the course of study, MAU invites specialists active in Japan and abroad in their respective fields, to give lectures and hold critiques as visiting professors. To date prominent artists and designers have conducted numerous lectures, critiques, open symposiums, etc., on a wide variety of topics.
The visiting professor program also encompasses theme-based workshops, and experiments in collaborative art making and critiques.

Visiting Professors 2009

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John Hardy
Canada (Indonesia) / Jewelry Designer, Founder, PT. BUMBU

Course
“Sustainable Life through Design”

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Peter Lynch
U.S.A. / Principal, Peter Lynch Architect

Course
“House with Lateral Dimension”

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Philipp Heidkamp
Germany / Dean Faculty of Cultural Sciences
Koln International School of Design (KISD)

Course
“Cultural Library: Sustainability & Mobility”

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Christiane Cavalli-Carlut
France / Professor, ecole Regionale des Beaux-Arts de Nantes

Course
“Video art and New media”

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Nagji Patel
India / Sculptor

Course
“Contemporary art and artists’ community in India / Nagji Patel's Sculpture”

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Robin David
India / Sculptor

Course
“Contemporary art and artists’ community in India / Robin David's Sculpture”

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Bo Linnemann
Denmark / Creative director, President of Kontrapunkt A/S

Course
“Formation of Visual Design”

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Elizabeth Ann Lillehoj
U.S.A. / Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History, DePaul University

Course
“Classicism in the early modern times art”

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Nigel Atkinson
U.K / Designer, Principal of Nigel Atkinson Studio

Course
“About an idea and a process of Textile Design”

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Yoshio Ikezaki
Japan (U.S.A.) / Professor, Art Center College of Design

Course
“Japanese Painting: lecture and practical skills”