Asia Society and Museum Events
Today @ Asia Society and Museum
Sarah Sze: Infinte line is the first exhibition to focus specifically on her process. It is an exploration of line across...
Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi, 1707-1857
Today @ Asia Society and Museum
Delhi has served as a cultural center of North India for more than a millennium in different incarnations. This exhibition focuses...
Up Close and Personal: Kawase Naomi - Film Screening
Saturday 2/18 @ Asia Society and Museum
Up Close and Personal: Kawase Naomi (Two films screened in one program) Family has been a central theme in Kawase Naomi’s work....
Hoichi the Earless: from 'Kwaidan' Ghost Story
Saturday 2/25 @ Asia Society and Museum
The bizarre supernatural tale of Hoichi the Earless (from Kwaidan) is given a surreal spin in a new interpretation by three innovative artists from Japan. Akiko Sakurai,...
The Last Mughal, with William Dalrymple and Vidya Shah
Sunday 2/26 @ Asia Society and Museum
Celebrated author William Dalrymple reads from his award-winning book The LastMughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857, accompanied by North Indian vocalist VidyaShah. This evocative...
Artist Talk: A Conversation with Parviz Tanavoli
Monday 2/27 @ Asia Society and Museum
Parviz Tanavoli, one of Iran's foremost artists, will be speaking with Melissa Chiu about his journey as Iran's first significant modern sculptor. A...
In the Footsteps of Babur - Homayun Sakhi
Saturday 3/ 3 @ Asia Society and Museum
A local tradition of Hindustani raga has existed in Kabul since the 1860s, when Amir SherAli Khan brought a number of classically trained musicians from India to...
Robert Hormats: 40 Years After the Nixon Visit
Tuesday 3/ 6 @ Asia Society and Museum
Under Secretary Hormats served on Henry Kissinger’s National Security Council during Nixon’s visit and is currently a key participant in the...
10 Years of Progress — A Celebration of International Women’s Day
Thursday 3/ 8 @ Asia Society and Museum
The Women’s Education Project and BRAC USA, in partnership with the Asia Society, are hosting a panel discussion to celebrate the...
Death of a Japanese Salesman - Film Screening
Saturday 3/10 @ Asia Society and Museum
Death of a Japanese Salesman Dir. SUNADA Mami. 2011. 90 min. Color. HDCAM. In Japanese with English subtitles. Recently retired from...
Dear Pyongyang - Film Screening
Sunday 3/11 @ Asia Society and Museum
Dear Pyongyang YANG Yonghi. 2006. 107 min. Color. HDCAM. In Korean and Japanese with English subtitles. A second-generation Korean Japanese, filmmaker...
President’s Forum with Sarah Sze and Siddhartha Mukherjee
Wednesday 3/14 @ Asia Society and Museum
President's Forum is a series of programs in which Asia Society President Vishakha N. Desai interviews prominent guests on a broad range...
Thursday 3/15 @ Asia Society and Museum
The son of an Indian father and an American mother, Akash Kapur spent his formative years in India and his early adulthood in...
Javanese Wayang Kulit, Shadow-Puppet Theater of Indonesia
Friday 3/16 @ Asia Society and Museum
This one-night-only performance allows New York City audiences the rare opportunity to experience a traditional Javanese shadow-puppet play, featuring one of...
Celebrate the Persian New Year Family Day
Saturday 3/17 @ Asia Society and Museum
Norouz, the Persian New Year, marks the beginning of spring. Discover the spirit ofNorouz with traditional music, dance and crafts from Central...
