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Artworks, Digitisation, Book Launch and Bayly Prize
Recently catalogued artworks This week I have spent some time cataloguing our visual material. Those who have visited our Reading Room would probably have consulted our physical catalogue entitled Catalogue of Paintings,…
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New additions to the Digital Library
We are pleased to announce that the Society recently added eighteen manuscripts to its Digital Library. They include eleven manuscripts from the Malay collections, and a further seven from the Javanese collections.…
Digitization Sponsorship for RAS Bicentenary
Over the past several years, the Society has digitized some of the most important parts of its collection, and has made digital facsimiles of manuscripts, archives, and artworks freely available via the…
Reflecting on 2021
For the last blog post of 2021, we wanted to reflect on some of the work that has taken place across the Society over the last year. Before we mention these achievements,…Society News
Archivist Update: Next Friday (17th December) will be my last day working as Archivist at the Society. I have enjoyed my time working with the collections over the last year…Epic Iran Exhibition
In this week’s blog, RAS Director Dr Alison Ohta writes about the Epic Iran exhibition. Organised with the Iran Heritage Foundation in association with the Sarikhani Collection, this is currently running at…
Collections Summer Update
Traditionally, the Society is quieter than usual during the Summer months, due to the lower number of Events. But staff continue to work busily away, and in recent weeks we have been…
Re-opening our Collections
In light of the easing of restrictions, the Society is pleased to announce that we will be re-opening our collections to visitors for one day a week every Thursday starting next week…
Latest additions to the Digital Library
A reminder to all our readers that we have two online events to look forward to next week. The first, on Tuesday 23rd February at 6.30pm, will see Dr Erin O’Halloran lecture…
