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  • Iraq Photographs

    On this day in 1958 a coup d’état, took place in Iraq, resulting in the overthrow of the monarchy in Iraq that had been established by King Faisal I in 1921. As…

    14 July 2020
    Iraq, Journal of Royal Asiatic Society, Photographs, RAS Collections
  • Snapshot of Collections Care

    We are pleased to announce that a three year project of caring and cataloguing our photographs has been completed. Nearly all the photographs within our Collections have been appropriately packaged and catalogued…

    7 December 2018
    Photographs, RAS Collections, RAS Lecture Series
  • On this day in 1967

    On this day (November 30th) in 1967, South Yemen gained its independence from Britain. Formerly the Colony of Aden, this had been ruled as part of British India from its invasion by…

    30 November 2018
    Photographs, RAS Collections, RAS Lecture Series
  • Commemorating the Declaration of Indonesian Independence

    Today, 17th August, marks the anniversary of the proclamation of independence in Indonesia, This marked the start of diplomatic and armed resistance against the Dutch until final independence was acknowledged in 1949.…

    17 August 2018
    Indonesia, Photographs, RAS Collections
  • Celebration of Historic Photographs

    The RAS hosted a couple of events this week. The first, though not a celebration of photographs, was certainly a celebration. Tuesday 10th April marked the launch of Memory, Identity and the Colonial…

    13 April 2018
    About the Society, Book Launches, Photographs, RAS Collections, RAS Lecture Series
  • Dr Andrew Arsan talks on Beirut and Hong Kong

    On Thursday 9th November, Dr Andrew Arsan, from the University of Cambridge, gave the next lecture in our RAS Lecture Series. His lecture was entitled “Beyond Formal and Informal Imperialism: Beirut, Hong…

    10 November 2017
    Hong Kong, Photographs, RAS Collections, RAS Lecture Series
  • Working with the Stein Collection and end of placement

    We are grateful to Carly Bishop, MA University of Sussex placement student, for her time spent with our photograph collections, and for writing the blog this week: As I come to the…

    20 July 2017
    Aurel Stein, Photographs, RAS Collections, Volunteering
  • Placement at The Royal Asiatic Society

    This week’s blog post is written by Carly Bishop, our current placement student: I am currently studying for an MA in Art History and Museum Curating with Photography at the University of…

    8 June 2017
    Aurel Stein, Photographs, RAS Collections, Work Experience
  • Afghanistan in the Mid-Twentieth Century

    On Thursday 26th January we welcomed Elisabeth Leake as she launched her new book, “The Defiant Border: The Afghan-Pakistan Borderlands in the Era of Decolonization, 1936-1965”. She gave an interesting talk upon…

    2 February 2017
    Book Launches, Photographs, RAS Collections
  • From river to well, sea to canal…

    Next Wednesday, 23 November we will be holding a Creative Writing Workshop in the Reading Room here at the RAS. This event is in celebration of Explore Your Archives Week, a national…

    18 November 2016
    Archives, Collections, Explore your Archive, Francklin Collection, Indian Art, Photographs, Prints and Drawings, RAS Collections, Vishnu
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