Study Trips

Field Trips in Taiwan
In our courses, interpretation of artworks is usually based on digital photographs, films or visual materials in books. The direct physical experience of artworks and monuments, their spatial conditions and materiality, is indispensable to get a closer insight into the works’ nature and qualities. We are therefore eager to enrich our classroom training with visits to museums and galleries. We further undertake field trips within Taiwan to study Chinese, colonial, and contemporary architecture.

International Study Trips
In the last ten years, we regularly organized international study trips to the following countries: Japan, China, Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium and Spain. The journeys could include joint workshops and seminars with students of the destination countries, or international students’ conferences. Our students benefit from the opportunity to create their personal networks at an early stage of their professional career.

See Where We Went (International Study Trips)

2019-Now

Trip	Guide Professor	Time	Location	Description
	Hsieh Pei-Chun	3-8 June, 2025	South Korea: Seoul	The study trip to Seoul included visits to MMCA, Nam June Paik Art Center, SeMA, and Leeum Museum. Through curator-led tours and on-site observations, students gained practical insights into exhibition planning. The program also included formal academic exchanges with Hongik University and the Korea National University of Arts. This experience broadened students’ artistic perspectives and enhanced their analysis of contemporary art, fostering engagement and critical thinking, and laying a solid foundation for future international collaboration and professional growth in the arts.
“Specialized Study on Images and Texts in Chinese Painting” Overseas Teaching and Academic Collaboration Exchange	Lin Li-Chiang, Chiu Shih-Hua	9-23 June., 2024	Japan: Tokyo	This trip involves leading students to art museums and galleries in the Tokyo area of Japan, visiting important exhibitions, and applying for access to art collections. Additionally, we will visit the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia at the University of Tokyo and engage in academic exchange with its faculty and students.
Visual Arts in Italy 2024 Renaissance, Baroque, and Beyond	Candida Syndikus, Valentin Nussbaum	9-23 June., 2024	Vantican; Italy: Rome, Venice	The opportunity to visit the Biblioteca Hertziana in Rome and the Iuav in Venice. The cities of Rome and Venice constitutes in this regard two contrasting and exemplary sites where it will be possible to understand across several centuries the development of visual arts (painting, sculpture, architecture, and contemporary creation).
Visit and Exchange at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute	Tseng Su-Liang	8-16 Oct., 2023	China: Chongqing, Chengdu, Changsha, Shanghai	Combining the expertise of the leading faculty in ceramics history, art economics, art appraisal, and museology, this trip includes visits to local art museums, antique markets, art academies, and the art market, offering a practical, experiential overseas learning journey.
Modern East Asian Art History Research	Tsai Chia-Chiu	19-24 Dec., 2019	Japan: Kyushu	Japan has played an important role, both directly and indirectly, as a medium for Taiwanese and Chinese art. Many Taiwanese artists of the previous generation studied in Tokyo, where they received modern art education and, through exhibitions at the time, learned about classical Eastern or modern art while practicing sketching. Therefore, this course takes advantage of the opportunity for overseas teaching to guide students in tracing the development of art history, visiting relevant exhibitions, and understanding the formation of modern East Asian art history. Students will also be led to Kyushu University’s Graduate School of Art and Design to present their research, enhancing their research depth and presentation skills.
2019 Italy Museums and Exhibitions: History, Curating, and Architecture	Candida Syndikus, Valentin Nussbaum	11-18th Nov., 2019	Italy: the North, Venice	Strategic base of the trip was the city of Venice, where historical sites, museums and exhibitions have been visited. Additionally, four day trips to Padua, Verona, Bologna and to some smaller localities of cultural relevance on the Venetian mainland have been undertaken. It was possible to present a rather complete and in-depth view of the journey’s destinations.
“The Notion of Sacred and Secular Space in Japanese and Western Architecture”—The Case of Nagasaki, Japan	Candida Syndikus, Fukuda Miho	1-4 Oct., 2019	Japan: Nagasaki	Visit architectural sites in Nagasaki, Japan, to explore the differences between sacred and secular spaces within architecture, and understand how sacred spaces are defined and represented in different cultures. The visit will also include an exchange with Osaka City University.

2009-2018

Trip	Guide Professor	Time	Location	Description
Architecture in Japan and the West Characteristics, Interaction, Synthesis	Candida Syndikus, Fukuda Miho	25-29 Sep., 2018	Japan: Kyoto-Osaka	Focusing on the Kyoto-Osaka area, this visit includes meetings with several universities and tours of traditional Japanese homes as well as post-Meiji period residences. The goal is to observe how local architecture was influenced by the West, leading to changes in architectural design thinking.
Cultural and Artistic Exchange between China and Japan during the Ming Dynasty	Lin Li-Chiang, Lai Yu-Chih	14-23th May, 2018	Japan: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka	Visit several universities and explore relevant museums and art galleries in Japan to understand how Ming Dynasty painting and contemporary Japanese painting exchanged influences and impacted each other.
The Role of Space and Ritual in Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture (1400–1650)	Candida Syndikus	12-25th Sep., 2017	Rome, Vatican City, Florence, Venice	(under-construction)
Visit to Archaeological Sites of Northern Chinese Porcelain and Gold-Silver Artifacts	Tseng Su-Liang	2-9th Jun., 2017	Zhengzhou、Xi’an、Luoyang、Dengfeng, China	Visit archaeological sites, museums, and archaeological research institutes in northern China to understand the development of northern Chinese ceramics and gold-silver art, as well as their subsequent influence.
Modern East Asian Art History Research	Lin Li-Chiang, Wang, Cheng-Hua, Tsai Chia-Chiu	10-16th Dec., 2016	Tokyo, Japan	(under-construction)
International Architecture and Japan—Exchange and Reciprocity	Fukuda Miho	10-16th May., 2016	Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Japan	(under-construction)
Post-World War II Developments in Modernist Art and Architecture	Candida Syndikus, Valentin Nussbaum, Fukuda Miho	10-19th Nov., 2015	Tokyo, Japan	Visit important art museums and architectural sites in Tokyo to understand how post-World War II cultural exchanges between Japan and Europe/America shaped Tokyo’s cultural landscape. The visit will clarify the context of visual arts and the development of modernism in post-war Japan within a cross-cultural framework.
Art and Cultural Exchange between China and Japan during the Ming Dynasty	Lin Li-Chiang, Wang, Cheng-Hua, Tsai Chia-Chiu	30 Oct.-8 Nov., 2015	Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Japan	During the Ming Dynasty, China and Japan had frequent diplomatic, trade, cultural, and artistic exchanges. Books, paintings, and crafts were important mediums of exchange between the two countries. This overseas teaching visit will take students to important art museums and cultural institutions in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka, where they will view significant Chinese and Japanese artifact collections to gain a deeper understanding of the exchanges during that period.
Western Architecture and Artistic Crafts from the 18th to the 20th Century	Candida Syndikus, Tzeng, Shai-Shu	22 Jun.-5 Jul., 2014	Berlin, Vienna	Visit important museums and architectural sites in Berlin and Vienna to develop the ability to identify and analyze 18th to 20th-century architecture and art, distinguishing materials, techniques, and stylistic characteristics. The visit will also include an exchange with the Department of Art History at the Berlin University of Technology.
The Development of Modern Japanese Painting and Gardens	Tzeng, Shai-Shu, Fukuda Miho	23 Nov.-2 Dec., 2013	Tokyo, Kyoto, Japan	Explore the impact of modernization on traditional Japanese art by visiting important museums and galleries to view paintings, as well as touring garden architecture for field visits and research. The study will focus on how garden elements are interconnected and play a role in both painting and landscape architecture.
The History of Korean and Japanese Gardens—Towards Establishing the History of Asian Gardens	Fukuda Miho	15-22th Dec., 2012	Kyoto, Nara, Japan	Through the study of ancient to modern Japanese gardens, this course guides students in understanding the original design and spatial planning of Japanese gardens, as well as the theories behind them. The course will also engage in a dialogue with Professor NISHIGAKI Yasuhiko’s course “History of Korean Gardens” at Kyoto University to explore the cultural significance behind Korean and Japanese gardens.
Chinese Painting Study Tour	Wang, Cheng-Hua	6-14th Dec., 2012	Hong Kong, Shanghai, Suzhou	Visit important museums and art galleries in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Suzhou to view significant paintings from various dynasties and cultivate the ability to appreciate and critique artworks.