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  • Welcoming visitor groups back to the Society

    This Tuesday, the Society welcomed members from the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies (MECAS) for an introduction to the Society’s history and collections. Apart from small student groups, this was the…
    17 September 2021
    Arabian Nights, Conservation, MECAS, NADFAS, Visits, Volunteering
  • New Blog Post

    New text Image of the second half of the scroll The scroll was not accessible for viewing without risking further damage. The condition it was in came both from the inherent vice…
    28 April 2021
    Collections, collections evening, Conservation, Journal of Royal Asiatic Society
  • Conservation of a 19th Century Shi’ite Pilgrimage Scroll

    This week’s blog post is kindly written by Mathilde Renauld who is currently working at the National Gallery of Ireland as a Paper Conservator. Mathilde previously completed a project for the Society…
    26 March 2021
    Collections, collections evening, Conservation, Journal of Royal Asiatic Society
  • Presenting the first virtual collections evening

    On Wednesday 25th November, we held our first virtual collections evening over Zoom. This was originally billed to take place in March but was cancelled due to the first lockdown. We were…

    27 November 2020
    Cataloguing, collections evening, Conservation, Exhibitions, internships, RAS Collections, reading room, virtual events, Volunteering, Work Experience
  • So Many Beautiful Things

    On Tuesday 18th June we welcomed Susan Stronge to lecture at the Society. She is Senior Curator in the Asian Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum. As you might expect her…

    28 June 2019
    Conservation, RAS Collections, RAS Lecture Series
  • A Big Thank You to our Burmese Manuscript Supporters

    The Society is delighted to announce that we have successfully raised the £1820 necessary to fund the conservation of our Burmese Kammavaca manuscript and its rare woven braid (sazigyo). These funds have…

    24 May 2019
    Burma, Conservation, RAS Collections, RAS Lecture Series
  • A Treasure Trove of Egyptian Cookery

    On Monday 13th May, Nawal Nasrallah,  introduced by Professor Doris Behrens Abouseif, provided a fascinating and entertaining introduction to her translation of a 14th century Egyptian cookbook entitled Treasure Trove of Benefits…

    17 May 2019
    Archivist, Conservation, Poetry, RAS Lecture Series
  • A Burmese Theme

    On 2nd May we welcomed author, Philip Davies, to lecture on his new book “Lost Warriors – Seagrim and Pagani of Burma – The Last Great Untold Story of WWII”. This book…

    3 May 2019
    About the Society, Anniversary General Meeting, Burma, Conservation, RAS Collections, RAS Lecture Series
  • Celebrating our Collections

    On Tuesday 26th March we held our third Collections Open Evening. It was a delight to welcome many people to view and hear about some of our Collections. The evening was introduced…

    29 March 2019
    About the Society, Conservation, RAS Collections, RAS Lecture Series
  • The Royal Asiatic Society Medal for 2019

    The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland is delighted to announce the award of the RAS Medal for 2019 to Professors Robert and Carole Hillenbrand for their outstanding contributions to…

    22 March 2019
    Conservation, RAS Awards and Medals, RAS Collections, RAS Lecture Series
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