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FEBRUARY 2012
A Fragile Heritage, China Counts its Lost Ruins
January 2012
A Chinese Conundrum: Hong Kong Sales Slow Down
NOVEMBER 2011
Hong Kong Autumn Sales: Reading the Mixed Messages
OCTOBER 2011
Museum der Kulturen Basel Opens After Refurbishment
September 2011
Cover: World Heritage List New Sites
JUNE 2011
Thai Border Clashes Continue Around Preah Vihear Temple
December 2006
BOOK SURVEY: 2006
BOOK SURVEY: 2006
Since we started our in-depth book surveys over five years ago, no two years have been the same. This year , however, again seems to be the year of important catalgoues published to accompany major and groundbreaking exhibitions in the US, Europe and Asia. However, there are also some wonderfully entertaining, quirky and authoritative books published on Asian culture and travel, under the miscellaneous section.
Mantles of Merit: Chin Textiles from Mandalay to Chittagong
Mantles of Merit: Chin Textiles from Mandalay to Chittagong
A LANDMARK EXHIBITION of textiles of the Chin peoples of western Myanmar (Burma), northeastern India and eastern Bangladesh is currently on show at The Textile Museum in Washington. Mantles of Merit: Chin Textiles from Mandalay to Chittagong, includes nearly 80 ceremonial mantles, tunics and other garments, along with contemporary and historic photographs as well as jewellery and accessories worn with the textiles. It is the first major exhibition devoted to the textiles of the Chin, an ethnic group comprised of some 2 million people speaking 44 languages. Textiles play a central role in Chin social life, illustrating an individual’s success in achieving merit in this life and the next through worldly activities such as hosting feasts and bagging big game.
The Treasures of Afghanistan
The Treasures of Afghanistan
Through April 2007, the Musée Guimet in Paris is presenting an extraordinary exhibition entitled Afghanistan, les trésors retrouvés: collection du musée national de Kaboul (Reclaimed Treasures from the National Museum in Kabul), which opens 6 December. With more than 200 objects on display, the exhibition highlights the discoveries of four archeological sites: the Necropolis of Tillya-tepe (1st century BC.) located in the northern part of Afghanistan, the city of Ai-Khanoum (end of the 4th century to the middle of the 2nd century BC), which stands as a testimony of the Hellenic influence in the region, the treasure of Begram (1st to 3rd century), as well as the golden vases from Fulol that reflect the glory of the Bactrian civilization of (2200-1800 BC).
The Grand Trunk Road: From Delhi to the Khyber Pass
The Grand Trunk Road: From Delhi to the Khyber Pass
PHOTOGRAPHER TIM SMITH and oral historian Irna Qureshi have created the exhibition The Grand Trunk Road especially for the People’s History Museum in Manchester, UK. It explores this famous highway and aims to look at the history of the road through photographs taken in Spring 2006 along the route from Delhi to the Afghan border in northwest Pakistan. The route has a great resonance for a large number of people from the sub-continent who have made their homes in Britain. Tim and Irna sought out people with links to Britain, photographing and interviewing them and their families. The result is a photographic exhibition personalised by memories, opinions and feelings of the individuals they interviewed.