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From Hong Kong to Bath: A Lifelong Journey of Collecting

Date: 28 June 2023 to 22 June 2024

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)

Connecting Threads: Fashion Inspired by the MEAA Collection

Date: 28 June 2023 to 20 December 2023

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)

Revolution, Propaganda, Art: Printmaking in Modern China

Date: 12 October 2022 to 3 June 2023

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)

Line and Texture: The photography of Nancy Sheung

Date: 6 July 2022 to 8 October 2022

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)

Judo: A Cultural History of Martial Art

Date: 17 July 2021 to 14 May 2022

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)