Category / Collection Highlights
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Mapping the Caucasus
August is traditionally a quieter month in the Society’s calendar, with our events programme pausing for a short summer break before resuming in September. The Library, however, never runs out of things…
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Haldighati@450
This week, our President, Dr Norbert Peabody, writes about the Society’s painting of the Battle of Haldighati, reproduction of which is now on view in a special exhibition at the City Palace…
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All Things (Un)Published
Recently, I’ve started cataloguing the Society’s Publications archive – records documenting the Society’s long history of publishing. Many of you will know that the Society has played a key role in advancing…
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New Donation – South Indian Temple Photographs
For this week’s blog, we’re delighted to share some exciting news about our collections. Professor Christopher Fuller, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political…
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The Arab Hall, Mongolian Artwork, Journal and Member Profiles
The Arab Hall – Frederick Leighton: Traveller and Collector Yesterday evening, we had the pleasure of celebrating the launch of Dr Melanie Gibson’s brand‑new publication, The Arab Hall – Frederick Leighton: Traveller…
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Staff Intro, Noh Theatre Chants and Prize Reminder
This week, we open our blog with a piece written by Evelyn Dodds, who joined the Society last week as our new Outreach and Communications Officer. Some of you may already recognise…
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Chinese Scrolls and Staff News
In a previous blog post, I promised to share more about the Chinese scrolls I’ve been working on, so this week I’m diving deeper into two of them, both of which have…
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Maruyama Okyo’s Fierce Tiger
The Society has had an lively and eventful week. On Monday 9 February, we were delighted to welcome Professor Agus Suwignyo from Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia. His lecture traced the evolution of…
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RAS Collections Evening 2026
On Thursday 7 May, the Society will host its annual Collections Evening. This year, we are delighted to host three talks exploring manuscript and art collections from Malaysia, India, and Japan. Dr…
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View of Burma, from Two Perspectives
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been busy working on the Society’s art collection – enhancing metadata, sorting through long‑unprocessed items, and bringing catalogues online for easier access. This week, we thought…
