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

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Date
Time
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Venue
Online

About this event

This online workshop 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. 

Participants

  • Mizuho Ikeda, Research Fellow, Louvre Abu Dhabi / Research Associate, SOAS Centre of South East Asian Studies
  • Stephen Murphy, Chair, SOAS Centre of South East Asian Studies
  • Guilhem André, Scientific Curatorial & Collection Management Director, Louvre Abu Dhabi
  • Suppawan Nongnut, Curator, National Museum Bangkok
  • Sokha Seang, Officer, National Museum of Cambodia
  • Duyen Nguyen, Officer, Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture
  • Heidi Tan, Lecturer in Curating & Museology, SOAS
  • Thupten Kelsang, Early Career Research Fellow, V&A
  • Nilanjana Som, Curator (Art), CSMVS Museum

Programme

TimeDescriptionSpeaker
9:00am – 9:05amGreetings from Chair of CSEAS-SOASStephen Murphy
9:05am – 9:15amOpening Remarks and Workshop OverviewMizuho Ikeda
9:15am – 9:45amExhibiting the Sacred in Cross-cultural Perspective: The Asian Civilisations Museum, SingaporeHeidi Tan
9:45am – 10:15amArt and Ritual in Tension: Dual Modes of Display at the National Museum of CambodiaSeang Sokha
10:15am – 10:45amTBCGuilhem André
10:45am – 11:15amThe Object Before YouNilanjana Som
11:15am – 11:25amBreak
11:25am – 11:55amReanimating Tibetan Heritage: Transforming Collections, Empowering CommunitiesThupten Kelsang
11:55am – 12:25pmColonial Legacies and Local Practices: The Case of the Da Nang Museum of Cham SculptureDuyen Nguyen
12:25pm – 12:55pmBetween Devotion and Display: Interpreting Sacred Objects Within the National Museum BangkokSuppawan Nongnut
12:55pm – 1:00pmClosing RemarksMizuho Ikeda

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Registration

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

Organiser

Organised by the SOAS Centre of South East Asian Studies.

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.
    Exhibit highlighting the sanctity of the Buddha image, Bangkok National Museum, Courtesy of Mizuho Ikeda
    Visitors praying before the Ganesha statue, Bangkok National Museum, Courtesy of Mizuho Ikeda

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