Events
We hold regular presentations, book launches and handling sessions for students in the Gallery.
We also undertake speeches and presentations in other venues.
Below is a selection of our upcoming and past events, all with an emphasis on non-European material culture, collecting and curating.
Past Events
9th November 2024
Presentation on Malay Silver and Gold by Michael Backman at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
3rd October 2024
London Book Launch by Dr Sigrid van Roode of her new book ‘Silver of the Possessed: Jewellery in the Egyptian Zār’
17th June 2024
SOAS Student Handling Session, in our Gallery, London, 17 June 2024
8th June 2024
Michael Backman on Malay Silver & Gold & North Africa, at the Monde des Arts de la Parure, Marrakesh, Morocco, June 8, 2024
2nd May 2024
Launch of ‘Malay Silver & Gold’ by Michael Backman at Leighton House, London – May 2, 2024
5th October 2023
London Launch of ‘Unseen Burma’ by Thweep Rittinaphakorn, in our Gallery, October 5, 2023
4th January 2023
Collecting Ethically: In Conversation with Michael Backman in Singapore – January 12, 2023
5th June 2022
SOAS Handling Sessions in the Gallery this Week
25th September 2019
Kohl & Kohl Containers – A Fascinating New Book & Lecture by Jolanda Bos
6th June 2019
School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS) & the Alphawood Foundation
11th November 2018
Visit by Author Paul Bromberg – Thai Silver
26th October 2018