Late registrations for this lecture series is now closed. Please email the SAA Office if you have any questions. Please refer to the schedule of Speaker & Topics below to […]
We are no longer accepting registrations for this lecture series. We encourage you to drop in to the lectures in person in Samsung Hall in the Asian Art Museum. No […]
Registration is now closed for this lecture series. Much has changed in the last few years at the Asian Art Museum. New curators and scholars have fresh ideas about objects […]
Since the dawn of human experience, there has been a search to understand the mysteries that surround us. As we contend with the unseen, the unknown, and the unknowable, beliefs […]
From the beginnings of human existence, art has had the power to transform our understanding of the world; sometimes that power is called magic. Join us for a 14-lecture series […]
This talk explores Empress Wanrong’s life and image through the contrasting perspectives of East and West. The qipao, her iconic dress, functions as both an emblem of elegance and the […]
All Society members are invited to attend the Annual Meeting and Reception. Email invitations were sent to all members in good standing on April 24. Please kindly follow the instructions […]
Put on your favorite walking shoes to join fellow SAA members in exploring Sonoma Botanical Garden in Sonoma. Our guide for this exclusive SAA tour will be Michael Wenzel, Chief […]
This trip is now sold out! If you would like to be put on the wait list, please register ONLY BY USING THE ONLINE LINK. Join us on this fabulous […]
This rare presentation of Mongolian art explores the rich evolution of Mongolian writing and calligraphic traditions, beginning with the Old Uyghur script from the time of Genghis Khan and its […]
Of the thousands of objects in the museum’s collection, most were created by unknown makers. Many works are unsigned, and others have lost attribution over time. For generations, such pieces […]
This trip is now sold out! If you would like to be put on the wait list, please register ONLY BY USING THE ONLINE LINK. Join the Society for Asian […]
A lustful proposition accompanied by a gruesome threat. A violent, humiliating rejection. A retaliatory—and lascivious—kidnapping. A long search for the one kidnapped. A war of recovery. Slaughter. Victory. Glorification of […]