SATURDAY UNIVERSITY: BUDDHIST BURIAL COVERS IN LATE IMPERIAL CHINA This talk will focus on the elaborate Buddhist burial shrouds excavated from the graves of high-ranking men and women from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1911). The shrouds display complex imagery associated with Tibetan Buddhism, which rose to popularity after the Mongol-ruled Yuan dynasty (1279–1368). In...
Seattle African Violet Society & Puget Sound Gesneriad Society - Annual Show and Sale Stay tuned for details. Further information will be available here.
Volunteer Park Conservatory: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. FOC also has free admission on the first saturday of each month. Seattle Asian Art Museum: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
FOC May Plant Sale Save the date!Saturday, May 4th and Sunday, May 5th Friends of the Conservatory invites you to our annual May Plant Sale held at Volunteer Park Conservatory! TIME: CONFIRMED! Saturday9 am - 10 am Early access for Friends of the Conservatory members!10 am - 3 pm Open to the public! Sunday10 am...
SATURDAY UNIVERSITY: ARTS OF ENCOUNTER ACROSS AFRICA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN The Swahili Coast, where Africa and the Indian Ocean intersect, has been a vibrant arena of global cultural convergence for more than a millennium. For centuries, people have journeyed across the Indian Ocean from the Arabian Peninsula, South Asia, Europe, and many regions of...
Come garden with your friends and neighbors to keep Volunteer Park beautiful for everyone.
Come garden with us at Volunteer Park Trust’s Spring Restoration Day on Saturday, May 11th. This annual clean-up event is a major community effort to make Volunteer Park more beautiful for everyone. A great activity for kids and families, come join friends and neighbors in weeding and chipping beds for a beautiful summer. No gardening...
Volunteer Park Conservatory: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. FOC also has free admission on the first saturday of each month. Seattle Asian Art Museum: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
SATURDAY UNIVERSITY: SPY PIGEONS AND STRAY HENS IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART “Pakistani ‘spy pigeon’ arrested in India,” announced BBC News in 2015, reporting on a bird found by a 14-year-old boy in the border village of Manwal, taken into custody by local police, and identified as a ‘suspected spy’ in their records. In Bani...
Volunteer Park Conservatory: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. FOC also has free admission on the first saturday of each month. Seattle Asian Art Museum: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
