Curating Cultures MA students showcase new exhibitions in Wolfson Gallery

28 March 2022

Over nine weeks – from January to March 2022 – MA students on the “Curating Cultures B” module in the School of Arts at SOAS developed exhibitions using the History of Art and Archaeology Department’s teaching collections. Each group was allocated one showcase. They were tasked with developing an exhibition theme, researching the objects, writing and producing the label texts and envisioning the overall design. This culminated in their exhibitions being displayed in the Wolfson Gallery of the SOAS Library from 15th March 2022 to 26th April 2022.

The exhibitions explored a range of themes and issues about representing cultures and were assessed as part of the coursework. It is hoped that SOAS students and staff alike have the opportunity to visit and reflect on the themes and objects displayed over the one month period.

The five exhibitions were:

Group A - Mementos from Myanmar: Dialogues through Collecting

Jenni Leppihuhta

Jiahui Wang

Lucie Emch

Shahira Banu

Yueyang Hu

Group B - It Need Not Be Gold: Elevating Everyday Objects to the Divine

Aurélie Crisetig

Katrina Fausnaugh

Erwan Pouchous

Gamini Sethi

Group C - Postcards from the Past

Audra Noble

Sasha Kalrani

Wenzhe Qiu

Emily Williams

Franziska Kabelitz

Group D - Sociability of Vessels

Miyuki Tatsuma

Yasmine Yakuppur

Bunmi Agusto

Bingling Liu

Group E - Bamboo: The Interplay of Functionality & Art

Alada Taylor

Céline Mersch

David Bussmann

Jodie Mihara

Jun Kong

Module convenor:

Louise Tythacott, Professor of Curating and Museology (Dept. of History of Art and Archaeology)

We would like to express our thanks to everyone at SOAS who assisted in making this exhibition possible and in particular;

John Hollingworth MBE AMA (Head of Galleries and Exhibitions, Brunei Gallery)

Lucy Kauser (Collections and Engagement Officer, Brunei Gallery)

Karen Crouch (Interim Head of Library Services)

Professor Scott Redford (Dept. of History of Art and Archaeology)

Emeritus Professor Elizabeth H. Moore (Dept. of History of Art and Archaeology)

Click on the images below to view a slideshow of the exhibition set-up and launch: