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Mapping of Asian Collections

Published: Friday, 7th October 2011 Current

Date: January 1, 2011 - Ongoing

Comments: 1 Asia, Europe Innovation, Video

The objective of the mapping Asian collections project is to increase the visibility and knowledge about Asian Collections in Europe and Asia.
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Caption: VCM Board of Trustees meets in Stockholm, Sweden in October 2011 to consider the 2011 yearly report and to adopt plans for 2012

Virtual Collection of Masterpieces (VCM)

Published: Tuesday, 10th May 2011 Current

Date: January 1, 2003 - May 13, 2111

Comments: Leave a Comment Asia, Europe

Why? The VCM is about sharing. Objects that are physically far apart and spread out in museum collections all over the Eurasian continent are brought together in the virtual… Read More

Self and Other: Portraits from Asia and Europe

Published: Tuesday, 10th May 2011 Current

Date: January 1, 2003 - May 13, 2111

Comments: Leave a Comment Asia, Europe, Japan, Philippines, United Kingdom

This travelling exhibition is about how people in Asian and European countries have visualised themselves and each other from earliest times up to the present. Its purpose is… Read More

Open house day at the Asian Civilisations Museum, 2007

Museum Education Outreach and Public Programme

Published: Tuesday, 10th May 2011 Current

Date: January 1, 2005 - May 13, 2111

Comments: Leave a Comment Asia, Europe

Museums and their collections are a highly visible part of the cultural scene in every country and build large and loyal audiences with their programmes of… Read More

The ancient 9th century Buddhist temple site of Borobudor in central Java, Indonesia, was the focus of an ASEMUS research project first developed in 2003. Three institutions, namely the National Research and Development Centre of Archaeology, Jakarta; the National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden; and the Tropenmuseum, collaborated on the project. The champion of this project was Dr. Nandana Chutiwongs.

The Hidden base of the Borobodour, an UNESCO World Heritage Site in Indonesia, was discovered in 1885. Then it was uncovered and photographed in 1890-91, and once again covered, and has remained almost completely invisible since then.