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Join us for RAS Open Evening on Tuesday 23 May
The RAS is delighted to be hosting a collections-based Open Evening on Tuesday 23 May, from 6.30pm. The evening will feature a series of short talks about items from the collection, and…
11 May 2017Afghanistan: A Colonial Viewpoint
On Tuesday 18th April, we were pleased to host Dr Martin Bayly’s lecture on “Taming the Imperial Imagination: The Genesis of Colonial Knowledge on Afghanistan, 1808-1878”. In this he spoke concerning the…
20 April 2017Marwar – Architecture and Presentation of the Universe
On Friday 7th April, the RAS welcomed Dr Giles Tillotson, Dean of the Sushant School of Liberal Arts, Ansal University, to lecture on the Architecture and Landscape in Marwar. Dr Tillotson spoke…
11 April 2017Palmyra
On Tuesday 28th March, in association with Cornucopia, we were delighted to welcome Professor Robert Ousterhout to talk on “Palmyra through the Lens of John Henry Haynes: Legendary City, Forgotten Photographer and…
30 March 2017Happy Birthday Royal Asiatic Society
The Royal Asiatic Society was founded on the 15th March 1823, so this week marks its 194th birthday. Its inaugural meeting was held in the Thatched House Tavern on St James Street,…
16 March 2017Goldsmid and Gordine at the RAS
Goldsmid and Gordine may sound like a firm of solicitors, estate agents or jewellers but in fact, they are the surnames of the creators of the latest sets of Personal Papers whose…
7 March 2017A different kind of collection: Nancy Charley launches ‘Little Blue Hut’
We hosted a very special event yesterday with the launch of RAS Archivist Nancy Charley’s new book, Little Blue Hut. As well as being the Society’s Archivist, Nancy is a poet and…
24 February 2017Delving into the Archives – the Universities Prize Essay
At the start of 2017, I began the process of sorting the Royal Asiatic Society’s Institutional Records. These date back to its beginnings and, of course, are still being made today and…
10 February 2017Reflections on Chinese Porcelain Collectors
On Wednesday 18 January, the Society was privileged to host a lecture by The Hon. James Stourton (Senior Fellow, Institute of Historical Research, London University) titled “Reflections on Chinese Porcelain Collectors”. James…
20 January 2017The Elephants in the (Reading) Room
I start this blog by wishing all its readers a Happy New Year. May 2017 be a good year for you all. The beginning of this new year seemed a suitable time…
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