Please Note!
The opening date of the New Asian at Civic Center has been moved to March 20, 2003. The Society for Asian Art's inaugural celebration, which was planned for February 4, has been postponed until a later date. Stay tuned for more information. Please visit the Asian Art Museum website to read the press release.
Garuda and Lhasa Moon
A new Tibetan gallery and a Tibetan dinner
Tuesday, April 22, 6 PM
$28 SAA members; $35 General
Join the Society for Asian Art for an evening at a new Tibetan gallery, followed by a traditional Tibetan dinner at Lhasa Moon. Garuda's proprietors Pemba Tsering and Ogen Lhamo Tsepal, will introduce collectibles including bronzes, thangkas, stone sculpture, chests, rugs and furniture, as well as an excellent selection of contemporary crafts.
White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth Century India
Saturday, April 26, 11 AM - 12:30 PM
Osher Gallery, Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street
Free after museum admission. Open to the public.
Author, William Dalrymple will give a slide presentation and sign books on April 26, 2003. Co-sponsored by SAA and SACHI. No pre-registration required.
Society for Asian Art Annual Meeting and Gala Reception
Co-sponsored by the Asian Art Museum/ Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture
Wednesday, May 7, 6 - 8 PM
Free; SAA members only.
A festive evening of food, fun and gallery tours to celebrate the new Museum. Please register to attend by Wednesday, April 30.
Armand Labbe
The Latest Research on Prehistoric Thai Ceramics
Friday, May 9, 10 AM - 12 PM
California Academy of Sciences Auditorium
$10 SAA members; $15 General
Dr. Armand Labbe, Director of Research and Collections, and Chief Curator at the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art in Santa Ana will give a slide lecture about Ban Chiang and other prehistoric Thai settlements best known for the beautiful pottery and early bronze made by their inhabitants. UNESCO World Heritage Committee has described Ban Chiang as "without question the most important prehistoric settlement so far discovered in Southeast Asia - the center of a remarkable phenomenon of human cultural, social, and technological evolution."
Hands-on Jade Workshop
Naomi Lindstrom
Saturday, June 21, 10 AM - 12 PM
$15 SAA Members; $18 General
We will examine a cross section of jade objects from the Neolithic period to the
Qing Dynasty. Participants are invited to bring jade pieces from their collection
for discussion and study.
Early Tibetan Rugs
The Robert Piccus Collection
Saturday, June 28, 10 AM - 12 PM
$15 SAA Members;, $18 General
Noted Asian art collector and scholar Robert Piccus will discuss his rare and
comprehensive collection of early Tibetan rugs. Mr. Piccus will show slides and
some actual examples of rugs used both in lamaistic religious practice and in
daily life. He will explain weaving techniques, iconography and symbolism, and
how these magnificent pieces were used.
