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Yellow plate with blue dragons. Qing dynasty, 18th century

Dragons, Dragons, Dragons

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)

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From Hong Kong to Bath: A Lifelong Journey of Collecting

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)

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Connecting Threads: Fashion Inspired by the MEAA Collection 28 June 2023 – 22 December 2023

Connecting Threads: Fashion Inspired by the MEAA Collection

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)

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Revolution, Propaganda, Art: Printmaking in Modern China

The exhibition showcases a series of prints selected from Muban Educational Trust’s collection of over 6,000 and tells the story of China’s twentieth-century wars, revolution and rejuvenation. The exhibition explores artistic trends, political movements and technical developments in modern Chinese printmaking. The works presented mark several significant anniversaries in China’s modern history, including the May (... continued)

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Nancy Sheung's photography, titled The Pig Tail. Showing a girl in stripy tops against a stripy background. The portrait style is very graphical have strong emphasis in lines and graphics.

Line and Texture: The photography of Nancy Sheung

This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to view the work by Hong Kong photographer, Nancy Sheung. This is only the second time that Nancy’s work has been shown in the UK. Nancy’s work is often focused on the female and has a strong emphasis on patterns and lines. It stands out from her contemporaries in (... continued)

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Poster entitled ‘For Physical and Mental Poise and Efficiency: Judo’, Budokwai, South Kensington, London, UK, nd c 1957.

Judo: A Cultural History of Martial Art

Book your timed ticket Judo was devised by Jigorō Kanō (1860-1938) in the 1880s derived from more ancient forms of the Japanese martial arts known as jūjutsu. He described judo as ‘not a mere sport or game. I regard it as a principle of life, art and science. In fact, it is a means for (... continued)

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