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Cultural Heritage Studies Lab
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A lab that explores the conservation and value assessment of cultural heritage and the history of church architecture.

AboutAbout the lab
Exploring how to protect cultural heritage and the history of church architecture.
Under Associate Professor Ayako Fukushima, the Cultural Heritage Studies Lab researches the theory of cultural heritage conservation, methods for evaluating its value, and the history of church architecture in Japan and Asia.
For undergraduate and graduate students, the lab teaches lectures on cultural heritage and practical exercises in cultural heritage studies.
Before joining Kyushu University, Associate Professor Fukushima worked at the UNESCO Beijing Office, where she was involved in managing conservation and restoration projects for archaeological sites.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab considers how cultural heritage should be conserved and how its value should be evaluated. It also studies the history of Catholic church architecture in Japan and Asia.
*Illustrative imageConservation theory and value assessment of cultural heritage
The lab studies conservation approaches for protecting cultural heritage, and methods for evaluating the value of cultural heritage. Its research keywords are "cultural heritage" and "conservation."
*Illustrative imageHistory of church architecture in Japan and Asia
The lab studies the history of Catholic church architecture in modern Japan and Asia. Its papers cover the construction of church buildings in the Diocese of Fukuoka and Catholic church buildings in Hong Kong.
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- Associate ProfessorAyako Fukushima
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “North Nave of the Church of Saint Paulinus, Crayford (Stained-Glass Window - 01)” Doyle of London / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Conservation theory and value assessment of cultural heritage: “Maintenance workers do masonry work to improve Canyon Overlook Trail in Zion National Park (82f86700-7d32-457c-8778-ad25269aa5c6)” NPS / Jonathan Shafer / Public domain (cropped)
- History of church architecture in Japan and Asia: “Oura Catholic Church - Nagasaki,Japan” Michael Crossroad / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Cultural Heritage Studies Lab): “St Mary's church, Puddletown - the restoration of the Athelhampton Chantry (2) - geograph.org.uk - 3258652” Mike Searle / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Image Studies Lab): “Boulevard du Temple by Daguerre” Louis Daguerre / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Image Studies Lab): “Adams The Tetons and the Snake River” Ansel Adams / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Arts Management Lab): “Golden Time Talent Festival 2025 – Audience during the Art Awards Ceremony in London” Goldenportal888 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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