Exhibits
Location: Asia Collection
With the current focus on Afghanistan in the media and in the US Congress providing a backdrop to the complexities of the country, this exhibit aims... View "Afghanistan: “Graveyard” of Empires" Exhibit
Location: Asia Collection
This online exhibit presents the creative and visual arts of North Korea (and Korea as a whole). It highlights selected artworks as well as North Korea’s... View "Arts of North Korea" Exhibit
Location: Asia Collection
Southeast Asia as a major source of key raw materials and markets plays an important role in the world economy. Teak was an important resource... View "Teak Trading in Thailand during the Nineteenth Century" Exhibit
Location: Asia Collection
The exhibition, Korean Noodle Road, is focusing on the history and background of Korean noodles. Also, it introduces six types of Korean noodles like Naengmyŏn... View "Korean Noodle Road" Exhibit
Location: Asia Collection
Human Brutality and Dignity: To Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Kwangju Uprising on the May 18th, 1980 This online exhibit Human Brutality and Dignity is held to commemorate the... View "Human Brutality and Dignity: To Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Kwangju Uprising on the May 18th, 1980" Exhibit
Location: Asia Collection
Bound by Tradition: Physical Bibliography of East Asian bookbinding explores the physical bibliography of traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese stab-binding books, highlighting paper production and... View "Bound by Tradition: Physical Bibliography of East Asian Bookbinding" Exhibit
Location: Asia Collection
The Asia Collection proudly presents Inspiring Women of Asia Exhibit in honor of the International Women’s History Month of March. Throughout Asia, women played active... View "Inspiring Women of Asia Exhibit" Exhibit
Location: Asia Collection
Though the exact date of his reign has been interpreted differently by scholars, according to Babad Dalem he reigned from 1633-1651. He is listed as... View "DALEM DIMADE: The Last King of Bali" Exhibit
Location: Asia Collection
This exhibit presents China’s radical change from monarchy to the republic by showcasing the prominent figure Sun Yat-sen and the most significant event in the... View "Road to the Republic: Sun Yat-sen, Hawaii and the Chinese Revolution 走向共和：孫中山、夏威夷與中國革命" Exhibit
Location: Asia Collection
By the early twentieth century all Southeast Asia had come under colonial control. The exception was Thailand, but even here Western ideas about pathways to... View "Colonialism in Southeast Asia: Resistance, Negotiation and Legacies" Exhibit
