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View lectures and walkthroughs geared to training the Asian Art Museum docents on special exhibitions, works in the Asian Art Museum's collection, and the history of Asia. The Asian Art Museum Docent Program is generously supported by Charles D. and Frances K. Field Fund, Bonhams, and Society for As…

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    Engaging Props in Your Docent Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2013 25:54


    Deborah Clearwaters, Asian Art Museum

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    "Indian Avatars by Sanjay Patel" Docent Walkthrough

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2012 22:53


    Qamar Adamjee, Assistant Curator of South Asian Art, gives Asian Art Museum docents a walkthrough of the exhibition, "Deities, Demons, and Dues with 'Staches: Indian Avatars by Sanjay Patel" (on view at the Asian Art Museum from November 11, 2011 - April 12, 2012). For more information: http://www.asianart.org/maharaja/avatars.htm

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    Status Symbols: A Thematic Exploration (9/20/2011)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2011 70:58


    Jeffrey Durham, Curator of Himalayan Art at the Asian Art Museum, gives a talk to Asian Art Museum docents on "status symbols" in the museum's collection. "Status Symbols" will be a new tour at the Asian Art Museum, beginning Fall 2011.

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    The Chinese Scholars' Aesthetic (9/23/2006) - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2011 57:14


    Robert Mowry, Harvard University

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    The Chinese Scholars' Aesthetic (9/23/2006) - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2011 46:54


    Robert Mowry, Harvard University

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    China's renaissance? Or is it antiquarianism? (11/23/2005) - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2011 49:45


    Robert Mowry, Harvard University

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    China's renaissance? Or is it antiquarianism? (11/23/2005) - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2011 43:18


    Robert Mowry, Harvard University

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    Blue & White Porcelains (11/2/2004) - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2011 45:43


    Robert Mowry, Harvard University

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    Numbered Jun Ware: Song or Ming? Or does it make a difference? (3/8/2008)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2011 66:25


    Robert Mowry, Harvard University

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    Blue & White Porcelains (11/2/2004) - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2011 58:02


    Robert Mowry, Harvard University

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    Overview of Korean Ceramics (2/18/2006) - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2011 62:43


    Robert Mowry, Harvard University

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    Overview of Korean Ceramics (2/18/2006) - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2011 51:01


    Robert Mowry, Harvard University

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    Approaching Contemporary Art (3/2/2011)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2011 40:01


    Allison Harding, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the Asian Art Museum, trains docents on approaching contemporary art.

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    Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance Exhibition Docent Walkthrough (2/23/2011)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2011 60:54


    Natasha Reichle, Associate Curator of Southeast Asian Art at the Asian Art Museum (AAM) gives the AAM docents a tour of the Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance Exhibition on view at the Asian Art Museum from February 25, 2011-September 11, 2011.

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    Bali Exhibition Docent Training Lecture (1/21/2011)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2011 55:07


    Natasha Reichle, Curator of Southeast Asian Art, gives a talk on the Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance exhibition on view at the Asian Art Museum from February 25-September 11, 2011.

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    Genji Revealed, Genji Transformed (1/7/2011)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2011 61:11


    David Buchanan, Asian Art Museum Docent

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    Southeast Asia Galleries Rotation Docent Walkthrough (12/10/2010)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2010 10:51


    Natasha Reichle, Associate Curator of South Asian Art at the Asian Art Museum, gives the Asian Art Museum docents a tour of the new object rotations in the museum's Southeast Asia galleries.

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    South Asia Galleries Rotation Docent Walkthrough (12/10/2010)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2010 35:52


    Asian Art Museum Assistant Curator of South Asian Art, gives the Asian Art Museum docents a tour of the new object rotations in the museum's South Asia galleries. Features Early Modernist prints from South Asia. Features works of art from Bali that complement the exhibition, Bali: Art, Ritual Performance (February 25–September 11, 2011). For more information: http://www.asianart.org/Bali.htm

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    South Asian, West Asian, and Sikh Art Docent Training (10/15/2010)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2010 60:29


    Qamar Adamjee, Asian Art Museum

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    The Monumental Landscapes of Li Huayi Exhibition Docent Training Lecture (1/12/2004)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2010 80:42


    Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum

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    Sikh Kingdoms (9/17/1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2010 53:05


    Kristina Youso, Independent Scholar

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    Angkor: Gods and Water (10/12/2007)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2010 77:09


    Roland Fletcher, University of Sydney

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    Indra's Heavenly City: The Art of 19th Century Siam as a Universe (5/9/2008)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2010 61:42


    Forrest McGill, Asian Art Museum

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    The Buddha Meets Shiva: New Finds in the Arts of South India (4/8/2005)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2010 48:47


    Robert Brown, UCLA

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    Arts of Tibet (3/10/1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2010 74:02


    Terese Bartholomew, Asian Art Museum

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    Hindu Deities (7/2/1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2010 49:30


    Terese Bartholomew, Asian Art Museum

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    Joseph Heco and San Francisco: The Tale of a Japanese Castaway, 1851-1859 (5/14/2010)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2010 39:43


    Bob Oaks, Asian Art Museum Docent

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    Silk Road Trade Routes (10/13/2007) - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2010 39:36


    Mahduvanti Ghose, Art Institute of Chicago

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    Silk Road Trade Routes (10/13/2007) - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2010 92:42


    Mahduvanti Ghose, Art Institute of Chicago

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    South and Southeast Asia Gallery Rotations Docent Walkthrough (4/14/2010)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2010 45:26


    Qamar Adamjee, Asian Art Museum, and Natasha Reichle, Asian Art Museum

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    Korea Gallery Rotation Docent Walkthrough (4/6/2010)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2010 15:43


    Yoon Kim, Asian Art Museum

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    Yang Zhou Eccentrics (11/15/1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2010 45:12


    Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum

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    Tibetan Buddhist Art in the Asian Art Museum's Collection (10/19/2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2010 61:02


    Robert Warren Clark, Stanford University

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    China Gallery Rotation Docent Walkthrough (3/18/2010)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2010 38:56


    Dany Chan, Assistant Curator, Asian Art Museum, and Li He, Associate Curator, Asian Art Museum

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    A Curious Affair: The Fascinations Between East and West Docent Lecture (5/12/2006) - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2010 48:40


    Forrest McGill, Asian Art Museum

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    A Curious Affair: The Fascinations Between East and West Docent Lecture (5/12/2006) - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2010 46:46


    Forrest McGill, Asian Art Museum

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    Introduction to the Arts of the Himalayas (10/10/1997) - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2010 49:34


    Mary-Ann Milford, Mills College

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    Introduction to the Arts of the Himalayas (10/10/1997) - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2010 43:39


    Mary-Ann Milford, Mills College

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    Mandala: Land Beyond Nirvana (7/7/2005) - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2009 39:36


    Robert Warren Clark, Stanford University

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    Mandala: Land Beyond Nirvana (7/7/2005) - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2009 35:10


    Robert Warren Clark, Stanford University

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    Photographic Memories Exhibition Rotation Docent Walkthrough (8/28/2009)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2009 23:43


    Qamar Adamjee, Asian Art Museum

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    Training Lecture for Emerald Cities Exhibition (9/9/2009) - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2009 53:48


    Forrest McGill, Asian Art Museum

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    Training Lecture for Emerald Cities Exhibition (9/9/2009) - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2009 14:50


    Forrest McGill, Asian Art Museum

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    A Tradition Redefined: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting (9/19/2008) - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2009 67:26


    Robert Mowry, Harvard University

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    Bronze Casting Technology at Sanxingdui (1/23/2009) - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2009 6:57


    Jay Xu, Asian Art Museum

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    A Tradition Redefined: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting (9/19/2008) - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2009 45:57


    Robert Mowry, Harvard University

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    The Allure of Chinese Snuff Bottles (10/17/2008)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2009 46:04


    Vince Fausone, Independent Scholar

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    Bronze Casting Technology at Sanxingdui (1/23/2009) - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2009 54:51


    Jay Xu, Asian Art Museum

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    Islam and Islamic Arts (texts, calligraphy, etc.) (9/12/2008) - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2009 20:19


    Taymiya Zaman, University of San Francisco

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    Islam and Islamic Art (texts, calligraphy, etc.) (9/12/2008) - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2009 49:39


    Taymiya Zaman, University of San Francisco

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