Southeast Asia’s Art Histories II 2022 Study Tour

Students taking the School of Arts MA module ‘Southeast Asia’s Art Histories II’ this year experienced an exceptional five-day Study Tour

22nd April 2022

Alphawood scholars contribute to trying to solve an ancient mystery of Southeast Asia

Fieldwork Report by Pipad Krajaejun

23rd February 2022

SOAS Alumni Panggah Ardiyansyah and Wieske Sapardan take part in conversation about the history of restitution in Indonesia, its meanings as well as future challenges

Hosted by SERAYA - a podcast on cultural heritage, art and history, Panggah Ardiyansyah and Wieske Sapardan take part in a conversation about the history of restitution in Indonesia, its meanings as well as future challenges.

9th July 2020

SOAS School of Arts postgraduates talk about their work during the Covid-19 pandemic - podcast. 12 June 2020

12th June 2020

Celebrating Diversity in Ancient Myanmar Hindu-Buddhist Art: Mythical Creatures Proceedings of the Bagan Alphawood Alumni Conference at Bagan

21st January 2020

Publication of the SAAAP 2018 Annual Impact Report

9th July 2018

Introducing the new 2018-19 Alphawood Scholar cohort!

SAAAP are pleased to announce the latest cohort of incoming Alphawood Scholars beginning in September 2018!

26th April 2018

Vibrancy in Stone - now published!

We are pleased to announce that the SAAAP sponsored publication Vibrancy in Stone is now available for purchase online.

7th March 2018

SAAAP's 3rd Summer Programme in Singapore, 1st-7th July 2018

We are excited to announce the 3rd annual Summer Programme in Southeast Asian Art History supported by SAAAP at SOAS, along with the Freer|Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian Institution (USA) and the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM). This year's event will be held in Singapore from 1-7 July 2018.

27th February 2018

SAAAP Postgraduate Internships

The Southeast Asian Art Academic Programme (SAAAP) at SOAS University of London is pleased to announce that we will be awarding bursaries for a small number of Postgraduate Internships for current and graduating Alphawood Scholars (funded through SAAAP) to undertake internships in museums, galleries and libraries in and around London. The internships are intended to facilitate postgraduate work and engagement with ongoing projects related to the SAAAP mission and remit.

30th August 2017

SAAAP Bagan Metropolis Conference

SAAAP proudly supported the Bagan Metropolis Conference and Fieldtrip from 10-14 July 2017 in Yangon and the Bagan Temple complex in Burma/Myanmar.

11th August 2017

Bagan Metropolis Conference held in Myanmar

SAAAP is proud to support the Bagan Metropolis Conference and Fieldtrip 2017, taking place in Yangon and the Bagan Temple complex from 9 - 12 July. The Conference, focusing on discourses and interpretations around the question Was Bagan the Metropolis of Buddhism in Indo-China? is hosted by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Regional Centre for History and Tradition, with sponsorship from SAAAP.

7th July 2017

Book launch and public talk on Malay Magic and Divination

Farouk Yahya, SOAS Postdoctoral Research Associate, will be launching his new SAAAP-sponsored publication, "The Arts of Southeast Asia from the SOAS Collections" at a talk and launch event in Malaysia next month.

16th June 2017

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