March 19, 2025
An Interview with Ms. Anna Jackson
Curating Japan at the V&A: Display, Research, and Conservation of a Renowned Collection
With 2.8 million objects held in collections that span 5,000 years of human creativity, the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London draws on a wealth of resources to promote enjoyment of the designed world. Indeed, this has been the institution’s mission since its founding in 1852. Ahead of the fortieth anniversary of the museum’s Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art in 2026, Japan-Insights sat down with Anna Jackson, Keeper of the Asia Department at V&A, to talk about the museum’s renowned holdings of Asian art and design, and some of the innovative projects through which curators and conservators have presented Japan’s cultural creativity in decidedly fresh and relevant ways.
Interview by Susan Rogers Chikuba
