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Alphawood Scholars take part in Curating Cultures exhibit
From January to March 2017, Alphawood Scholars on the Curating Cultures MA course worked in exhibition teams to devise displays using the History of Art and Archaeology teaching collections.
24th May 2017
SAAAP presents the Arts of Southeast Asia from the SOAS Collections
SAAAP is proud to sponsor the seminal new publication, The Arts of Southeast Asia from the SOAS Collections, edited by SOAS Postdoctoral Research Associate Farouk Yahya.
24th May 2017
SOAS scholar awarded Gerda Henkel Foundation funding to complete the writing of a book on the archaeology of Medieval Kinet and the northern Crusader States
Scott Redford, Nasser D. Khalili Professor of Islamic Art and Archaeology at SOAS, University of London, has been awarded a grant from the Gerda Henkel Foundation in Düsseldorf to complete the writing of a book on the archaeology of Medieval Kinet and the northern Crusader States.
5th May 2017
SOAS exhibition uses medium of comics and augmented reality to bring story of migrants to life
PositiveNegatives in partnership with SOAS University of London will be hosting an exhibition at SOAS’s Brunei Gallery which examines the perils of migration through the medium of comics.
4th April 2017
SOAS scholar awarded British Council funding to document and protect heritage at Rum Kale
Scott Redford, Nasser D. Khalili Professor of Islamic Art and Archaeology at SOAS, University of London, has been awarded a grant of £99,960 by the British Council for a two-year project, which will undertake recording and prepare management plans for the fortified archaeological site of Rum Kale, an area that is highly affected by the conflict in Syria.
4th April 2017
The SAAAP Paris Study Tour 2017
Alphawood Scholars, along with other students in the History of Art and Archaeology MA and PhD programmes, took part in the SAAAP Paris Study Tour in March/April 2017, visiting a range of pre-eminent collections of ancient Southeast Asian scultures, manuscripts and artefacts.
3rd April 2017
2nd Summer Programme in Southeast Asian Art History Application Form
The 2nd Summer Programme in Southeast Asian Art History with a focus on Hindu and Buddhist art and archaeology of central Java (8-9th Century CE) will be taking place in Yogyakarta, Central Java, July 27–2 August 2017. It is jointly run by SOAS University of London and Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM).
24th February 2017
SOAS scholar awarded further Getty Foundation funding to work on art and archaeology of Crusades
25th November 2016
SOAS alumna awarded Yenching Scholarship at Peking University
SOAS alumna Vaishnavi Patil has been announced as one of the Yenching Scholars at Peking University’s Yenching Academy for 2016/17.
1st April 2016
MA students curate exhibitions in the Lady David Gallery
Students on the School of Arts’ ‘Curating Cultures’ MA module have curated five exhibitions in the Lady David Gallery at SOAS.
10th December 2015
Professor Anna Contadini and Dr Rachel Harris participate in International Conference on "Music, Art and Spirituality in Central Asia"
The conference is being held at Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, October 29-31 2015. It is organised by the Intercultural Institute for Comparative Music Studies (IISMC) of the Giorgio Cini Foundation in cooperation with Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI); Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice; CNRS/CETOBAC, Paris; and SOAS, University of London.28th October 2015
Cambodian ministerial delegation at SOAS to plan major restoration of Banteay Chhmar temple
Cambodian ministerial delegation visits SOAS to plan major restoration of Banteay Chhmar temple. SOAS Field School to deliver on-site training in a broad range of skills associated with temple's conservation.
13th October 2015
Journal special issue on African photography guest edited by Dr Charles Gore
A Special Issue of the journal African Arts focused on African photography has been guest edited by Dr Charles Gore, Senior Lecturer in the History of African Art, SOAS.
24th September 2015
SOAS tops London institutions for teaching, according to students
Results of the 2015 National Student Survey (NSS), released today, show that students at SOAS, University of London are highly satisfied with ‘Teaching on my course,’ with an above average rating of 89%.
12th August 2015
International symposium explores the mysterious 13th century emergence of Theravada Buddhism in Cambodia
Scholars from around the world joined the Southeast Asian Art Academic Programme (SAAAP) at SOAS, University of London for a ground-breaking research symposium on how the 'southern' Theravada Buddhism moved into ancient Cambodia.
24th July 2015
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