19725|https://volunteerparktrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SAM-sat-u-630px-1.jpg|full Rarities fit for kings: ephemeral and tangible precious goods in Sultanate India Emma Flatt / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Emma Flatt introduces our series theme "What is Precious?" through court life in medieval sultanates in the Deccan Plateau (western and southern India). She will discuss their valued jewelry, swords, carpets, textiles,...

19725|https://volunteerparktrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SAM-sat-u-630px-1.jpg|full Woodwork and the Arts of Japan Yukio Lippit / Harvard University Although Japanese artistic traditions are often associated with rare and precious materials, including gold, silver, brocade silk, lacquer, and other materials, this lecture proposes that nothing is more valuable to these traditions than wood. Despite its humble and ubiquitous nature, wood in the...

All 10,000 free tickets for this event have been taken. Welcome the return of our acclaimed art collection at the grand reopening of today’s Asian Art Museum! Join us for a free weekend-long community celebration, February 8 and 9, 9 am–9 pm. Now that the major renovation to the museum has been completed, performances, art...

19725|https://volunteerparktrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SAM-sat-u-630px-1.jpg|full Saturday University: Silk and Fashion in Tang China Jan 11 2020 Seattle Art Museum Plestcheeff Auditorium 10 AM – 11:30 AM Get Tickets Silk and the Logics of Cosmopolitan Empire in Tang ChinaBuYun Chen, Swarthmore College Commonly regarded as the golden age of Chinese history, the Tang dynastywas marked by impressive economic growth, political...

19725|https://volunteerparktrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SAM-sat-u-630px-1.jpg|full The Dragon and the Pearl: Explorations of a Eurasian Motif Joel Walker / University of Washington The art and literature of medieval Eurasia abound with stories of precious jewels guarded by monstrous serpents or dragons. This presentation will investigate iterations of this motif in the Syrian Christian tradition, including a famous stele from the...

Delve into new themes every season with a different speaker each week. Challenging, thought-provoking, and sometimes surprising, this long-running and always popular lecture series incorporates audience discussion as experts from around the world join us to share their insights on Asia throughout time. Find complete details for this event at the SAAM website.

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This neighborhood walk begins a monthly Public Life walking series hosted by the Capitol Hill Eco District.Have you ever wondered what that little brown bird over there is? Or who is singing so loudly outside your window at 4:00 a.m.? Or why a raven is like a writing desk? Well, you might just be bird...

Delve into new themes every season with a different speaker each week. Challenging, thought-provoking, and sometimes surprising, this long-running and always popular lecture series incorporates audience discussion as experts from around the world join us to share their insights on Asia throughout time. Find complete details for this event at the SAAM website.