May 1, 2025
H Back to Lectures A Drunken Bee: Sunthorn Phu and the Buddhist Landscapes of Early Bangkok Sunthorn Phu (1786–1855) is an unlikely figure through whom to understand nineteenth-century Buddhism in Siam. Despite being described as a “drunken writer” by the court...
Apr 16, 2025
H Back to Lectures Collecting Later Chinese Bronzes for the Scholar’s Studio Author and collector Paul Bromberg will discuss collecting Asian art and specifically later bronzes produced for the Chinese scholar’s studio. Utilising examples from museum collections and...
Apr 15, 2025
H Back to Lectures Operation Cleeves: SOE’s Forgotten Wartime Tragedy in Thailand This is the story of Operation Cleeves. A daring and long-forgotten Special Operations Executive Far Eastern mission, where an eclectic mix of Thai soldiers and police, British and...
Apr 12, 2025
H Back to Lectures The Resilient Queen Rambhai Barni of the Seventh Reign: Her Contributions to Education, Social Development and Gender Equality Ever since she became Queen Consort to H.M. King Prajadhipok in 1926, Queen Rambhai Barni had shown herself to the world...
Apr 11, 2025
H Back to Lectures Sacred Sites of Sri Lanka No country, apart from India, is as closely allied with the Buddha’s travels as Sri Lanka, which was visited thrice by the Buddha and received corporal relics and a branch of the Bodhi tree after his death. Today, the...
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