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3rd January– 13th April |
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'Picturing China'
A photographic glimpse at the history of China, this exhibition showcases images of life in China before 1950. Many of the photographs have been in the possession of families or descendants of Chinese and British men and women who formerly lived there. Lodged away in attics and cupboards, these images include snapshots of social life, scenes of everyday Chinese life, and records of momentous political events.
‘Shen: Chinese Icons of Divinity’
This exhibition explores the carved wooden images found in Chinese temples, and the majority of objects on display are from the collection of Keith Stevens, a long standing researcher, who has had several books published on Chinese gods and contemporary Chinese popular religion. He collected the pieces in China from 1940 to 2000, as well as in Chinese communities throughout Southeast Asia.
Museum of East Asian Art, Bath
12 Bennett Street
Bath, BA1 2QJ
Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun12noon-5pm, Mon closed
Tickets: Adult £4; concessions available
Information: T:+44 (0)12 2546 4640; W:www.meaa.org.uk
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29th January–11th May |
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‘Made for Export: Chinese nineteenth century flower drawings’
This new exhibition includes flower paintings and drawings given to the museum in 1973 by the Hon. Major Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Lord Fairhaven. The Chinese flower drawings are mostly botanical but some clearly decorative. The majority appear to have been made in the first half of the nineteenth century for the export market. Also on display will be paintings on pith paper, made in Canton by the artist You Qua.
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1RB
Tue-Sun, 10am – 5pm; Mon closed
Shiba Gallery (Gallery 14)
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: T: +44 (0)1223 332900
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Until 23rd March 2008 |
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‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’
Artist: Gordon Cheung
Chinese Arts Centre
Market Buildings, Thomas Street
Manchester, M4 1EU
Information: T: +44 (0)161 832-7271; E: marketing@chinese-arts-centre.org
W: www.chinese-arts-centre.org
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Friday 4th – Sunday 6th April |
Music Festival |
'Darbar South Asian Music Festival'
Explore a world of South Asian music
In the 2008 festival, Darbar welcomes more than 35 artists from Britain and overseas representing some 20 traditions in South Asian music. South Asian classical music is a living tradition, it needs both old and new to be truly realised; both performer and audience to reach the height of artistry.
Darbar
Phoenix
93 Belgrave Road
Leicester LE4 6AS
Information: to book T: +44 (0)116 255 4854; W: www.darbar.org.uk
Also at:
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Horniman Museum, London
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Until Tuesday 15th April |
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'First Steps Artists'
Wuon Gean Ho
Chinese Arts Centre
Market Buildings, Thomas Street
Manchester M4 1EU
Information: T: +44 (0)161 832-7271; E: marketing@chinese-arts-centre.org
W: www.chinese-arts-centre.org
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Until March 2008 |
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'Well Hammered - The Art of Japanese Metalwork'
Review of the skills of the Japanese mastersmiths and metal workers drawn from the museum's collection
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum
East Cliff, Bournemouth BH1 3AA
Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
Contact: Shaun Garner
Tel: +44 (0)1202 451 812
E-mail: shaun.garner@bournemouth.gov.uk
Website: http://www.russell-cotes.bournemouth.gov.uk
Admission is free
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Until 31st December 2008 |
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'Treasures: Antiquities, Eastern Art, Coins and Casts'
For the first time, over two hundred of the most significant objects in the Ashmolean's world-renowned collections of Archaeology, Eastern Art , Coins and Casts will be displayed side by side in an exhibition lasting throughout the Museum's major redevelopment
The Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology
Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PH
Tel: +44 (0)1865 278000
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