Kickstart the holiday season with a day of Christmas gifting related activities with an East Asian twist and a sustainable approach. Make your own Christmas origami from recycled paper to embellish your gifts or decorate your tree. You can also have a go at furoshiki-wrapping and learn the basic techniques of this traditional Japanese cloth-wrapping (… continued)
In his illustrated talk Colin Sheaf, a renowned Chinese art specialist, will explore the remarkable range of art and crafts objects generated during China’s 6000-year cultural history which have inspired new generations of collectors around the world. He shared with his long-standing friend Brian McElney, our distinguished Founder, a fascination with the amazing range of (… continued)
This illustrated talk by Leren Li will explore boro (ぼろ), the traditional Japanese practice of reworking and repairing textiles, as a revived cultural phenomenon. Boro started in Japan but in recent times has been redefined by other cultures. Leren Li will delve into the different layers of value and meaning embedded in boro as a (… continued)
Dragons, Dragons, Dragons is a family-focused exhibition, showcasing over 50 dragon-themed objects from the Museum’s collection. Explore the stories and symbolism of dragons across China, Japan, and Korea through our family-friendly activities. Design your own dragon to hang in our ‘Dragon Gallery’; write your own dragon myth; and learn more about their history through our (… continued)
Discover the fascinating stories behind our 30 treasures display. From a seventeenth century Tibetan Buddhist Sakyamuni Buddha to an over 250-year-old Chinese imperial exam cheat sheet, this extraordinary selection of objects is part of the Museum of East Asian Art’s 30th Anniversary exhibition ‘From Hong Kong to Bath: A Lifelong Journey of Collecting’ (28 June (… continued)
The exhibition ‘Connecting Threads: Fashion Inspired by the MEAA Collection’ (28 June 2023 to 22 December 2023) features fashion garments inspired by the MEAA collection and created by local Design students from Bath College. As the Museum celebrates its 30th Anniversary, this exhibition prompts a relevant and timely dialogue between our collection and younger audiences, (… continued)
Join us on a magical journey of storytelling and museum gallery exploration. Discover themes of autumn, the harvest moon and much more through East Asian stories and poems adapted for all ages. Storytelling sessions on Saturday 21 October 2023: Session 1: 11:00 – 12:00 Session 2: 13:30 – 14:30 Storytelling session on Friday 27 October (… continued)
Join this curator’s talk online held in English to explore our museum’s latest anniversary exhibition and discover how it was created. From Hong Kong to Bath: A Lifelong Journey of Collecting is an exhibition celebrating 30 years since the founding of the Museum of East Asian Art in Bath and pays tribute to the Museum founder (… continued)
此網上策展人演講, 將為大家介紹本博物館最新的週年紀念展覽。 「從香港到巴斯: 收藏家的傳奇一生」是巴斯東亞藝術博物館成立 30 週年展覽, 向今年4月辭世，享耆壽90歲的博物館創始人麥雅理勳爵（1932-2023年）致敬。麥雅理曾長居香港, 在律師界鼎鼎有名, 畢生致力收藏及研究東亞古董藝術。 從香港熙熙攘攘的鬧市到巴斯喬治亞時期的優雅別墅, 本講座將通過一系列罕見的歷史照片和博物館中的多件亮點藏品, 為大家敘述麥雅理的收藏故事, 並同時介紹香港和巴斯在過去幾十年來為博物館貢獻良多的重要人物。 陳以昕是英國巴斯東亞藝術博物館策展顧問，畢業於倫敦大學亞非學院，獲藝術史暨考古學碩士及博士學位。曾任倫敦佳士得中國藝術專家、拍賣主管及副總監，為多所博物館及學術機構策劃展覽、設計教育課程及兼任講師。 圖片: 香港摩羅街, 約1970年代。圖片由南華早報提供
Join us for the first Friday Late event of the year as we immerse ourselves in the enchanting Japanese Tanabata Festival, also known as the Star Festival. This extraordinary celebration is rooted in a Chinese legend that recounts the tale of two star-crossed lovers who transformed into the celestial bodies we now know as Altair (… continued)
Celebrate the enchanting Japanese Tanabata Festival, also known as the Star Festival, at our Museum! Join us for Tanabata wishing strip activities, along with a captivating trail that explores into our Museum objects through the lens of this inspiring Chinese and Japanese legend. This exciting festival marks the beginning of our special collaboration with the (… continued)
This 30th anniversary exhibition pays tribute to Brian Shane McElney OBE, who founded the Museum of East Asian Art in 1993, and who passed away on 26 April 2023 at the age of 90. Through a series of rare historical photographs, and a display of 30 treasures from the collection, this exhibition uncovers hidden stories (… continued)
In this final workshop of our Sashiko Series, you will learn how to stitch shippo tsunagi sashiko (七宝つなぎ刺し子) meaning ‘seven treasures’. This technique is made up of layered concentric circles representing wealth and enlightenment. Sashiko is a traditional Japanese stitching technique first practised in the Edo period (1603-1867) and used to reinforce and mend damaged (… continued)
As part of the summer programme of our ‘Connecting Threads: Fashion Inspired by the MEAA’ exhibition (28 June 2023 to 22 December 2023) we have enlisted curator and textile repair specialist Thea Batty to deliver an introductory sashiko (刺し子) workshop. Sashiko is a traditional Japanese stitching technique first practised in the Edo period (1603-1867) and (… continued)
We have organised a series of summer events around sashiko (刺し子), a traditional Japanese mending practice to accompany our exhibition ‘Connecting Threads: Fashion Inspired by the MEAA Collection’ (28 June to 22 December 2023). This series starts with an illustrated talk and discussion on textile repair movements delivered by specialist Thea Batty. Historically, repair practices (… continued)
The Museum of East Asian Art (MEAA) in Bath is delighted to present an exciting new exhibition Connecting Threads: Fashion Inspired by the MEAA Collection which opens on 28 June and runs until 20 December 2023. Working in partnership with the Museum, and taking inspiration from objects in the Museum’s collection, students from the Art (… continued)
As part of the programme of events supporting our current exhibition ‘Revolution, Propaganda, Art: Printmaking in Modern China’ (12 October 2022 to 3 June 2023) Dr. Anne Farrer’s illustrated talk will introduce us to the fascinating world of reduction printing. This ground breaking technique, known as “waste-block” printing (jueban yinfa), was introduced into China in (… continued)
Celebrate Lunar New Year at MEAA from 21 January to 18 February 2023 with a wide range of activities. Learn about the symbolism and tradition of the Lion Dance through our temporary exhibit on the second floor, take part in family workshops, and explore the collection through Lunar New Year inspired trails. All activities are (… continued)
Frances Wood will lead us through a fascinating history of Chinese illustration—from the invention of printing in the 7th century through to the development of the complex sets of woodblock printing we see today. Early illustrations were mainly of Buddhist subjects but by the 10th century books of all types, from literature to technological manuals, (… continued)
Speaker: Mary Ginsberg, Curator of Revolution, Propaganda, Art: Printmaking in Modern China Exhibition. Women have been relatively neglected in the visual record of China’s revolutions. Historical documentation of activist women has been greatly enriched in recent years, but many figures of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution and early Republican period are only known from illustrated broadsheets (… continued)
Speaker: Dr. David Barker, researcher and author of numerous books, catalogues and glossaries of terms related to printmaking in China. In his second talk David Barker outlines the emergence of the woodblock print as a creative art form in modern China in the 1930s and its continuing development in contemporary practice with reference to prints (… continued)
Speaker: Mary Ginsberg, Curator of Revolution, Propaganda, Art: Printmaking in Modern China Exhibition. Arts policy in the new People’s Republic of China (PRC) prescribed colourful prints promoting economic development and social reforms. Many artists, whose black and white woodcuts had scathingly criticised the Republican government, re-invented themselves. Their work followed the propaganda twists and turns (… continued)
Speaker: Mary Ginsberg, Curator of Revolution, Propaganda, Art: Printmaking in Modern China Exhibition. In revolutionary and wartime societies, propaganda is a vital part of education and political participation. While the term has come to imply sinister manipulation, propaganda, more neutrally, is a means to create involvement; to inspire action and belief in a common cause. (… continued)
Speaker: Dr. David Barker, researcher and author of numerous books, catalogues and glossaries of terms related to printmaking in China. This beautifully illustrated talk by David Barker outlines the development of reproductive woodblock colour printing in China in the early 17th century. Beginning with two-colour (red and black) printing, the use of a single block (… continued)