Asia Society and Museum - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Asia Society and Museum. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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"Bhutan: Preserving Identity" Exhibition
As Bhutan moves into the twenty-first century, the country is keenly aware of preserving its traditional national identity. Burt Todd first traveled to Bhutan in 1951. To show this country’s culture and (...)
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"Art and Satire in Iran" Panel Discussion
Ardeshir Mohassess’s illustrations and cartoons have been regularly published in Iranian newspapers and periodicals such as Kayhan, Ettelaat, Ayandegan, as well as international newspapers such as the (...)
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Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba "Vietnam: A Memorial Work"
Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba’s video work, Memorial Project Nha Trang, Vietnam: Towards the Complex—For the Courageous, the Curious, and the Cowards, was filmed in 2001 on the southeast coast of Vietnam. This (...)
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Ardeshir Mohassess "Art and Satire in Iran"
Mohassess (b. 1938, Iran) is a self-taught artist with a philosophical sense of humor. His drawings express the ironic and absurd in the human condition as witnessed both before and after the Iranian Revolution (...)
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"Designed for Pleasure" Exhibition
"Designed for Pleasure" is a dazzling exploration of Japan’s famous “floating world” of spectacle and entertainment. Through 140 masterworks from museums and private collections in the United States, the (...)
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"The Shape of Things: Chinese and Japanese Art from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection" Exhibition
This exhibition of ceramics, metalworks, sculpture, and painting demonstrates that a depth of information can be revealed through the careful observation and study of the form of an object. The first of (...)
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"The Shape of Things" Exhibition
The Shape of Things: Chinese and Japanese Art from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd This exhibition of ceramics, metalworks, sculpture, and painting demonstrates that a depth of information can (...)
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"First Under Heaven" Exhibition
This exhibition features radiant Goryeo-period bowl-and-saucer sets and a handsome vase with broad shoulders. Also included are examples of the 6th through 9th century stonewares that preceded these extraordinary (...)
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"Inspired by Kashmir: Works by New York City Students" Exhibition
This exhibition presents works created by students in response to Asia Society’s exhibition "The Arts of Kashmir." Students from four New York City public schools portray their own experiences as reflections (...)





