A Date for your Diary: British Library – Virtual Private View on 29th March 2022
Finding out all about the wonderful world of Japanese kimono pattern books with curator Hamish Todd at the British Library.
Lesley Downer featured in JETAA UK Newsletter
I went to Japan in 1978 as a member of the very first group of English teachers on the Wolfers Scheme which later became known as the Japan English Teachers’ Programme – JET. So very proud to be featured in the newsletter for the Alumni Association. Read full article: JET Spotlight: Lesley Downer See also … Read more
A Date for your Diary: Ashmolean Museum Oxford – Online Talk on 9th December 2021
Edo Castle: The Glittering World of the Shogun’s Courtality
A Date for your Diary: JSNW – Online Talk on 17th September 2021
The Meiji Restoration and the part the British played in making sure it went ahead.
A Date for your Diary: Ashmolean Museum Oxford – Online Talk on 9th September 2021
The Decadent World of the Yoshiwara: Dream and Reality
Rodin’s Japanese Muse
Some of the most intriguing of August Rodin’s works are the fifty three heads, masks and busts of the Japanese dancer Hanako he made late in life, several of which are currently on display at the Tate Modern exhibition The Making of Rodin. Some are calm and placid, but many are contorted in anguish or … Read more
Watch Lesley in conversation with Pico Iyer
Born in England and based in western Japan for 33 years, Pico Iyer talks about the changes, the changelessness and the paradoxes of his adopted home, as reflected in his recent works Autumn Light and A Beginner’s Guide to Japan at this British Library digital event on 6 May, 2021. […]
A Date for your Diary: British Library online on 6 May 2021
Author and journalist Pico Iyer in conversation with Lesley Downer
Pico Iyer talks about the changes, the changelessness and the paradoxes of his adopted home, as reflected in his recent works […]