Detail: Register now for the NEW Arts of Asia lecture series and join us as we explore the art of Southeast Asia and the Himalayas. Featuring prominent scholars and curators from across the country, the fifteen Spring lectures will showcase many treasures of the Asian Art Museum and illuminate sacred and secular traditions from the steamy kingdoms in the east and south of India to the mountainous realms to the north. Some lecturers will focus on reigns and regions– including Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. Others will delve into cultural connections and religious traditions, including Hinduism, Theravada and Vajrayana (Esoteric) Buddhism. Common themes throughout the series include sacred space, belief and ritual practice, kingship and trade. This lecture series coincides with the second semester of a three-year training program for new Museum docents.

Time: 10:30 AM

Venue: Samsung Hall

Lecture by: Patricia Berger, UC Berkeley