August 26th, 2010 noelbynature Posted in Exhibitions, Indonesia, Museums, Southeast Asia No Comments »
Readers in Canberra may be interested in the new exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, Life, Death and Magic: 2000 Years of Southeast Asian Ancestral Art.
Indonesia Ancestral Art Exhibition in Australia
Tempo Interaktif, 18 August 2010
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August 24th, 2010 noelbynature Posted in Indonesia, Museums No Comments »
Gold artefacts dating from the 8th and 9th centuries have been stolen from a museum in Yogyakarta in Java.
Thieves clean up gold collection
Jakarta Post, 14 August 2010
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August 13th, 2010 noelbynature Posted in Cambodia, Exhibitions, Museums, Talks / Presentations No Comments »
Here’s a couple of videos related to the current Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia currently exhibiting at the Freer and Sacker Gallery Galleries of the Smithsonian. The first is a news piece on the exhibition by the VOA Khmer Service and is in Khmer.
August 13th, 2010 noelbynature Posted in Malaysia, Museums No Comments »
Malaysia’s Muzium Negara, or National Museum, recently completed a four-year-long renovation process and boasts a fresh new interior for visitors. The museum houses 4 permanent collections, including galleries for Malaysian Prehistory and Malay Kingdoms.
A fresh look for the National Museum
The Star, 31 July 2010
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August 6th, 2010 noelbynature Posted in Exhibitions, Indonesia, Museums, Singapore No Comments »
The newest exhibition at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore showcases the treasures from the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the first such international travelling exhibition to do so.
Sumatran artefacts on display
Straits Times, 28 July 2010
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August 5th, 2010 noelbynature Posted in Exhibitions, Indonesia, Museums, Singapore, Underwater Archaeology No Comments »
The treasures from the Belitung Shipwreck will be exhibited internationally for the first time, starting with Singapore later this year, and in the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in 2012.
Rare find to debut in S’pore
Straits Times, 27 July 2010
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July 27th, 2010 noelbynature Posted in Cambodia, Exhibitions, Museums No Comments »
The Wall Street Journal reviews the Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia exhibition now on display at the Arthur Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian.
Cambodia’s Bronze Mettle
Wall Street Journal, 15 July 2010
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