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 2010

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Nicholas Rhodes
U.K. / Course Director, Central Saint Martins Collage of Art and Design

Course
“Design Education and Branding in the U.K.”

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Maurice Pasternak
Belgium / Professor, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Visuels de La Cambre

Course
“ Skills and Creativity in Printmaking”

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Vladimir Groh
Czech Republic / Ceramist

Course
“ Czech Ceramics and the Casting Process in Europe”

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Christopher Toh
Singapore / Creative Director, ANT Industrial Design

Course
“Minimal Materials and Elements”

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Holger Schulze
Germany / Professor, Berlin University of the Arts

Course
“Education of Sound Studies”

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Reyer Kras
The Netherlands / President, Aurelius Design

Course
“Curating in the Fields of Design and Architecture”

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Pan Wei
China / Calligrapher

Course
“Calligraphy and Modern Art”