Artworks & Context

Introduction to the exhibition
Spires and goose tails . . .
Preview select artworks
Bird-men of Siam (blog)
The aristocratic house and its furnishings

The regions of the exhibition
Burma
The upland regions
Siam (central Thailand)

Geographical and historical maps

Two reformer kings

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Doris Duke & Beyond the Exhibition

Doris Duke & her Southeast Asian art collection

Burma or Myanmar: which is right? (blog)

Names, Language
Burma or Myanmar: which is right? (blog)
Rocking Bangkok! (rock video, blog)
Thai words you already know (blog)
Thai language transcription (blog)

Buddhism in Burma and Siam
Theravada Buddhism in Burma and Siam
The previous lives of the Buddha

Readings
The Emerald Cities catalogue (blog)
Doris Duke:The Southeast Asian Art Collection by N. Tingley (ddcf.org)
First thoughts on further readings (blog)
More books

Conservation & Behind the Scenes

Conserving the Emerald Cities artworks
Conserving a fragile painting (blog, video)
Conserving a mirrored daybed (youtube video)
Damage control (blog, video)

Displaying a Burmese court costume (blog)
Discovering a new inscription (blog)

Connect

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Workshop

2-day Traditional Thai Dance Workshop
Saturdays, December 5 & 12
10:30 am-2:00 pm
Samusng Hall
$50 for museum members; $84 for general public (includes general admission and entry to Emerald Cities); Bring your own bag lunch or treat yourself at Cafe Asia
Space is limited, pre-registration is required: publicprograms@asianart.org or (415) 581-3665.

Dance instructors from the Thai Cultural Center of the San Francisco Bay Area will lead this class introducing the graceful, precise, and dramatic nature of classical Thai dance. The class will also introduce some of the themes present in dance such as stories from Thai history, literature, and mythology that borrow largely from Hindu traditions and the practices and customs of ancient royal courts.