Southeast Asia's Art Histories European Study Tour

From 13-18 February, MA students from the Southeast Asia's Art Histories II SOAS module, accompanied by the convener Prof Ashley Thompson and the Pratapaditya Pal Senior Lecturer on Curating and Museology of Asian Art Dr Stephen Murphy, conducted an intensive 5-day study tour in France and the Netherlands. Activities included object handling sessions, visits to archives and tours by curators.

  • Photo 1: Discussing palm leaf manuscript with librarian Jérôme Petit and Prof Ashley Thompson in the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
  • Photo 2: Interacting with William Southworth, curator of the Southeast Asian art curator at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
  • Photo 3: Group photo in front of the Guimet before the gallery tour.
  • Photo 4: Students at Amsterdam Central Station waiting for the train to Leiden to visit the Volkenkunde museum (courtesy of Sokha Seang). 
  • Photo 5: A selection of materials placed on display from the archives of École française d'Extrême-Orient/The French School of Asian Studies (EFEO)
  • Photo 6: SoA PhD Student Panggah Ardiyansyah sharing some insights on Indonesian manuscripts at the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
    Discussing palm leaf manuscript with librarian Jérôme Petit and Prof Ashley Thompson in the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
    Interacting with William Southworth, curator of the Southeast Asian art curator at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
    Group photo in front of the Guimet – Musée guimet before the gallery tour
    Students at Amsterdam Central Station waiting for the train to Leiden to visit the Volkenkunde museum (courtesy of Sokha Seang)
    A selection of materials placed on display from the archives of École française d'Extrême-Orient/The French School of Asian Studies
    SoA PhD Student Panggah Ardiyansyah sharing some insights on Indonesian manuscripts at the Bibliothèque nationale de France

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