Student Gallery Talk / Musha-e: Japan’s Warrior Prints

Join Duke undergraduates for an informal gallery talk on their co-curated exhibition, Musha-e: Japan’s Warrior Prints, on view in the Academic Focus Gallery. The musha-e, or prints featuring stories of legendary samurai or historic battles selected from the Nasher’s collection invite us to reflect on how warrior imagery and the past have been central to the country’s self-identity through the ages and continue to play a role in modern perceptions of Japan.

This exhibition was created by the fall 2025 course “From the Art of the Pleasure Quarters to Tokyo Pop,” taught by Dr. Gennifer Weisenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Distinguished Professor of Art and Art History. The student curators are Amarii Blair T’28, Joanne Chae T’26, Emily Dieu T’26, David Jeong T’27, Clare O’Sullivan T’26, Madison Mikayelyan T’28, Sarah Tran T’27, Wendy Wang T’26, and Sydney Weiner T’26.

Make reservations at the Nasher Café ahead of time to enjoy dinner after the tour!