Japan Society of Boston Meets Lillian Wies (Saga, 2012-2013)
In partnership with Japan Society of Boston, USJETAA is proud to share the JSB Meets JET Alumni interview series which explores the JET experience across Japan.
In March of 2025, Japan Society of Boston got to know Lillian Wies (Saga, 2012-2013).
How has your connection in relation to Japan changed since living in Japan?
Thanks to my time on JET, I felt confident that studying Japanese art and culture would be a fulfilling and lifelong project. After I returned from Karatsu, I completed my MA and PhD in Japanese art history at Harvard University and the University of Maryland, College Park. I’ve worked at several art museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Museum of Asian Art, and currently I am the Gregory and Maria Henderson Curatorial Fellow in East Asian Art at the Harvard Art Museums.
