Scholarly programs, designed for experts, students, and enthusiasts, share groundbreaking research and provide a deeper look into Asian and American art and culture. Symposia are open to the public and available to watch online.
Scholarly Programs
- Chinese Object Study Workshops
- Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings Symposium
Thursday, March 7–Friday, March 8, 2024 -
Provenance and Asian Art: A Collaborative Workshop and Symposium
November 1–4, 2023 -
Freer Medal Lecture and Award Ceremony: Honoring Gülru Necipoğlu
Friday, October 27, 2023 - A Moment in Time: Egyptian Antiquities and the Early 20th Century
Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 12 pm - Hidden Networks: The Trade of Asian Art
2020–2022 - The Sasanians in Context: Art, History, and Archaeology
October 21–22, 2022 - Translocation of South Asian Art: Provenance and Documentation
Thursday, October 6—Friday, October 7, 2022 - Ancient Korean Architecture in Context
July 26, 2022 - Untold Stories: Women and the Asian Art Trade
September 30, 2021 - Miniseries: Illustrated Woodblock-Printed Books of the Edo Period
August 10, 17, 24, 2021 - Virtual Symposium—East Asian Painting Conservation: Perspectives on Education, Research, and Practice
June 29, June 30, and July 1, 2021 - Yamanaka & Co.: Early Pioneer of the Global Asian Art Trade
Thursday, April 15, 2021 - Honoring Esin Atil
Saturday, February 20, 2021, 9 am–1 pm EST - C.T. Loo Revisited: New Sources & Perspectives on the Market for Asian Art in the 20th Century
8:30 a.m. –12 p.m., Thursday, December 3, 2020 - Symposium: AfricAsia: Overlooked Histories of Exchange
9–11 a.m., September 14–16, 2020 - Goryeo Art and Culture Study Day
Thursday, February 20, 2020 - Symposium: Korean Buddhist Images and Dedication Practice
Thursday, February 20–Friday, February 21, 2020 - Goryeo Buddhist Painting: A Closer Look
Friday, March 10, 2017 - The Word Illuminated: Form and Function of Qur’anic Manuscripts
December 1–3, 2016 - Sōtatsu’s Times: Perspectives on the Culture and Politics of Kyoto
December 5, 2015 - Sōtatsu in Washington: Insights, Discoveries, and Reflections
October 24, 2015 - In the Dig House: Behind the Scenes in Archaeology
April 25, 2015 - Whistler and Kiyochika: Modernity, Melancholy, and the Nocturne
May 14, 2014 - Whistler Object Study Workshop
June 9–12, 2014 - Medical and Modern Yoga
January 11, 2014 - Yoga and Visual Culture: An Interdisciplinary Symposium
November 21–23, 2013 - The Legacy of Cyrus the Great: Iran and Beyond
April 27, 2013 - Crossroads of Culture: The Archaeology of Saudi Arabia
November 17, 2012 - The Art of Itō Jakuchū
March 30, 2012 - Imperial Exposure: Early Photography and Royal Portraits across Asia
December 5–6, 2011 - Palaces of Art: Whistler and the Art Worlds of Aestheticism
October 27–28, 2011 - Art and Material Culture of the Northern Qi Period
June 3–5, 2011 - Piety, Poetry, and Politics: Sufi Muslims in South Asia
April 28–30, 2011 - Historians Of Islamic Art Association (HIAA) Second Biennial Symposium: “Objects, Collections, And Cultures”
October 21–23, 2010 - Forbes Symposium
October 28–29, 2010
