Events
*CANCELLED* Caste Away – Documentary Screening
This event has been cancelled.
Anna McSweeney and Mariam Rosser-Owen: From Storage to Storehouse: Crafting Medieval Spain and The Torrijos Ceiling
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomThe Futures of Travel Editing – Hakluyt Society – Linschoten Vereeniging Workshop
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomThe Hakluyt Society (1846) and Linschoten-Vereeniging (1908) have long spearheaded the editing and publication of historical accounts of travel, in line with their respective missions first formulated well over a century ago. Since the late twentieth century, academic and lay interest in historical travel has both reflected and responded to political and social transformations, inviting…
(Joint event) Japanese architectural history in action: reconstruction, conservation, restoration
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomTo join this event online please email Matty at mb@royalasiaticsociety.org
Book Launch: The Medieval Mediterranean between Islam and Christianity (With co-editor Sami De Giosa, introduced by Dr Mariam Rosser-Owen)
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomJapan Series: Professor Jennifer Coates – Studying Japan from the UK: New Challenges and Historical Precedents
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomThis illustrated talk reflects on the past, present and future of Japanese Studies in the UK; the antecedents of the field, its strengths and challenges, and its place in our fast-changing globalised world. As many countries around the world turn inwards to prioritise national concerns and domestic politics, Japan remains an object of fascination for students, researchers, and the…
Nicolas Revire – Charting Dvāravatī: The Making of an Early Buddhist Polity in Central Thailand
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomDate: 18 September 2025 (Thursday)
(Japan Series) Benedetta Lomi – The Lives and Afterlives of Buddhist Icons: Deactivation and Reactivation Rituals in Medieval Japan
The Courtauld Vernon Square, Penton Rise, London, United KingdomDate: 3 December 2025 (Wednesday)
Hosted by The Courtauld