12 May 2026

Displaying the Sacred: Hindu-Buddhist Art from Abu Dhabi to Asia

Key information

Date: 12 May 2026
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Venue: Online

About this event

This online workshop, jointly organised by CSEAS and The Louvre Abu Dhabi, brings together museum professionals and researchers to explore how Hindu and Buddhist objects are interpreted and exhibited across diverse cultural and religious contexts. Focusing on case studies from the Louvre Abu Dhabi and museums throughout Asia and the UK, the programme examines curatorial practices, visitor perspectives, and the ongoing negotiation between institutional frameworks and living religious traditions.

This workshop forms part of Dr Mizuho Ikeda’s research project, supported by the Department of Culture and Tourism–Abu Dhabi, under the Louvre Abu Dhabi Research Fellowship Program.

Programme to follow shortly.

Registration

This event is free, open to the public, and online only.

Organiser

Organised by the SOAS Centre of South East Asian Studies and The Louvre Abu Dhabi.

The Art and Archaeology of Pre-Modern Hindu-Buddhist Southeast Asia Lecture Series

Jointly organized by CSEAS and the SOAS-Alphawood Asian Art Programme, this lecture series invites leading experts to share their latest insights and research on Hindu-Buddhist Southeast Asia.

Contact

centres@soas.ac.uk

Header image credit: Buddhist sculpture on display at the National Museum Bangkok. Courtesy of Stephen Murphy.

Image gallery

The Louvre Abu Dhabi. Courtesy of Mizuho Ikeda.

Buddhist sculpture on display at the National Museum Bangkok. Courtesy of Stephen Murphy.

A replica Ganesha statue enshrined under the banyan tree on the grounds of the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture. Courtesy of Mizuho Ikeda.

The Louvre Abu Dhabi. Courtesy of Stephen Murphy.

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