Save the Date Join the SAA on this fabulous trip. We will have curator-led tours of two special exhibitions at the Honolulu Museum of Art, Divine Disruption: The Art of Tsherin Sherpa, and Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within, as well as the permanent collections, including the Pan-Asian galleries and Japanese woodblock prints. A rare treat will […]

In an age when cultural identities are increasingly fluid, Asia Reimagined invites you to explore how artists, ideas, and aesthetics have long transcended national boundaries and how the artistic soul, be it nomad or explorer, has responded with curiosity and vision. This 14-lecture series examines the ways that creative exchange has influenced both the makers […]

This course will introduce three key works by Ihara Saikaku (1642–1693), widely acclaimed as early-Tokugawa Japan’s greatest writer of fiction. The first lecture will outline the historical and cultural context of Saikaku’s stories and novels: the status-group system imposed by the Tokugawa regime; the rapid growth of cities in 17th-century Japan, the expansion of a […]

Nagas are semi-divine serpent beings and turn up often in the mythology and the arts of South and Southeast Asia. Are we sure what they look like, though, especially since shapeshifting is in their nature? Can they be distinguished from other serpent-like creatures? And, most fundamentally, what do they do and what can they signify? […]

This study group examines Zoroaster, an Indo-Iranian prophet whose philosophical teachings significantly influenced the development of Zoroastrianism, a tradition that began in the mid-second millennium BCE. The analysis presents Zoroaster as a prominent prophet who has shaped later Abrahamic religions and Western philosophy, positioning him as an early supporter of revealed religion. Zoroaster’s core beliefs, […]

The Kingdom and Treasures of Thailand with Dr. Julian Brown January 12 – 22, 2026 This trip is now sold out and a waitlist has been established. If you want to be put on the waitlist, please follow the reservation instructions and mail the RSVP & Deposit Form to Conley & Silvers as soon as […]