Calendar 2020
Throughout the year Asian Art in London is proud to promote a wide range of art events across the UK. These include symposia, performances, gallery talks, openings, lectures, short courses and much more. London’s eclectic resources make it a hub for art-world professionals and enthusiasts. This page is regularly updated.
Current & Future Events
THURSDAY LECTURE SERIES
Norwich Cathedral Hostry (Weston Room), Norwich NR1 4EH.
Thursday Lecture Series supported by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation and the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Charitable Trust. Web site: www.sainsbury-institute.org Lectures start at 6:00 p.m. Admission free, advance booking recommended by phone 01603 597507 or email: sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org
PREVIOUS EVENTS
Continuation and Innovation: Chinese Bronzes of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
Remarks on Applying Traditional Appraisal Methods when Appraising Ancient Ceramics
Online
Japanese Ceramics in the Royal Collection
Online
RECLUSION AND CULTIVATION IN CHINESE ART
SOAS University of London, Thornaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG
For more details or to book a place email: asianart@soas.ac.uk
THURSDAY LECTURE SERIES
Norwich Cathedral Hostry (Weston Room), Norwich NR1 4EH.
Ding Cong and the Chinese Cartoon Talk by Paul Bevan
HLT Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford
HLT Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford
Visualising the Silk Road: Integrating Commerce and Aesthetics in Colonial Java
The Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BE
The Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BE
Ding Cong: Curator’s Tour
Gallery 38 Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford
Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford
Curator’s introduction to Inspired by the east: how the Islamic world influenced western art
BP Lecture Theatre British Museum
BP Lecture Theatre British Museum
Chinese Wallpaper: Global Histories and Material Culture
The Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BE
The Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BE
DMZ Revisited: Nikolaus Hirsch and Kyong Park in Conversation
The Courtauld Institute of Art, Vernon Square, Penton Rise, Kings Cross, WC1X 9EW
The Courtauld Institute of Art, Vernon Square, Penton Rise, Kings Cross, WC1X 9EW
Sir Stamford Raffles’ collections: creating Indonesia’s Hindu-Buddhist past
Stevenson Lecture Theatre British Museum
Blanc de Chine in Modern Times: Industry, Tradition and Creativity
T.T.Tsui Gallery (Room 44) V&M Museum London
Cai Guo-Qiang: Curator’s Tour
Gallery 11, Ashmolean Museum
Gallery 11, Ashmolean Museum
Myths, Memories and Miniatures: The Art of Shahzia Sikander
The Courtauld Institute of Art Vernon Square, Penton Rise Kings Cross London WC1X 9EW
Japanese Enamels: A Suggesion of Endless Patience
Gallery 45, V&A Museum.
The Annual Benjamin Zucker Lecture
The Lydia dan Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre Victoria and Albert Museum London SW7 2RL
The Lydia dan Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre Victoria and Albert Museum London SW7 2RL
Sussan Deyhim: Performance and Practice
The Courtauld Institute of Art, Vernon Square, Penton Rise, Kings Cross, WC1X 9EW
The Courtauld Institute of Art, Vernon Square, Penton Rise, Kings Cross, WC1X 9EW
40th Annual Barlow Lecture The Missing Claw – and other Revelations from a Personal Casebook With Lars Tharp FSA, Historian, Lecturer and Presenter of BBC’s Antiques Roadshow
Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Emperor Qianlong’s Hidden Treasure
Winter Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia London W14 8UX
Winter Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia London W14 8UX
The Japanese Gallery at the V&A
V&A Museum, Room 45
Najeon & Ottchil, Korean Crafts for Millennia
Embassy of the Republic of Korea 60 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AJ
Embassy of the Republic of Korea 60 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AJ
Worldbuilding for 2065
The Courtauld Institute of Art, Vernon Square, Penton Rise, Kings Cross, WC1X 9EW
The Courtauld Institute of Art, Vernon Square, Penton Rise, Kings Cross, WC1X 9EW
Anthony du Boulay in conversation with Roger Keverne
The Royal Over-Seas League Over-Seas House Park Place, St James's Street London SW1A 1LR
The Royal Over-Seas League
Over-Seas House
Park Place, St James's Street
London SW1A 1LR
Lecture with Dr Malcolm McNeill on ‘Highlights from Christie’s Hong Kong Autumn Auctions of Fine Chinese Paintings’
Christies London 8 King St, St. James's, London SW1Y 6QT
Christies London 8 King St, St. James's, London SW1Y 6QT
020 7839 9060
Asian Art Week Reception
Christies London 8 King St, St. James's, London SW1Y 6QT
Christies London 8 King St, St. James's, London SW1Y 6QT
020 7839 9060
Lecture in English ‘Song Qingbai Ware Production and Society in Jingdezhen’ with May Huang, Director of Dongjiao Centre, Hingdezhen
Christies London 8 King St, St. James's, London SW1Y 6QT
Christies London 8 King St, St. James's, London SW1Y 6QT
020 7839 9060
Lecture in Mandarin ‘Song Qingbai Ware Production and Society in Jingdezhen’ with May Huang, Director of Dongjiao Centre, Hingdezhen
Christies London 8 King St, St. James's, London SW1Y 6QT
Christies London 8 King St, St. James's, London SW1Y 6QT
020 7839 9060
Mitra Tabrizian: Gholam and other stories
Stevenson Lecture Theatre British Museum
Stevenson Lecture Theatre British Museum
Central Asian Woodcarving
Hochhauser Auditorium Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Rd, Knightsbridge, London SW7 2RL
Hochhauser Auditorium Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Rd, Knightsbridge, London SW7 2RL
Mandarin Guided Tour with Ivy Chan
Christies London 8 King St, St. James's, London SW1Y 6QT
Christies London 8 King St, St. James's, London SW1Y 6QT
020 7839 9060
Shirley Mueller M.D, Inside the Head of the Collector: Neuropsychological Forces at Play.
Asia House 63 New Cavendish Street London W1G 7LP
Asia House 63 New Cavendish Street London W1G 7LP
Iridescent Blue: kingfisher feather jewellery from China
Museum of East Asian Art Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution 16-18 Queen Square BATH BA1 2HN
Museum of East Asian Art
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
16-18 Queen Square
BATH
BA1 2HN
Phone +44 (0)1225 464640
Website www.meaa.org.uk
Sacred Laos: The Buddhist Archive of Photography, Luang Prabang
The British Library Second Floor Gallery 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB
The British Library
Second Floor Gallery
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
Great State: China and the world
Stevenson Lecture Theatre British Museum
Stevenson Lecture Theatre British Museum
May Beattie Lecture 2019 Anatolian Rugs in Transylvanian Churches: On the Footsteps of May Hamilton Beattie With Stefano Ionescu, scholar of Oriental carpets
Lecture Theatre Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford
Lecture Theatre Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford
Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art
Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford
Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford
Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art Symposium
Lecture Theatre Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford
Lecture Theatre Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford
The Social and Cultural History of the Coffee House in the Ottoman Empire With Professor Mehmet Kalpaklı, Bilkent University
Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Inspired by the east: how the Islamic world influenced Western art
British Museum Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG
British Museum Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG
The Annual Sir Michael Butler Memorial Lecture sponsored by Katherine and Charles Butler
Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, London, W1J 0BE
Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, London, W1J 0BE
Knifework – Traces on the Artist’s Block
Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Inside/Out: Jiro Takamatsu and Keiji Uematsu in conversation
Dora House 108 Old Brompton Road South Kensington London SW7 3RA
Dora House
108 Old Brompton Road
South Kensington
London SW7 3RA
From Istanbul to Oxford: The Origins of Coffee Drinking in England
Ashmolean Museum, Gallery 29 University of Oxford
Ashmolean Museum, Gallery 29 University of Oxford
