[Emploi] Junior Professorship (Assistant Professor, W1) in Southeast Asian Studies - Goethe Univ. Frankfurt.

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" The Faculty of Linguistics, Cultural and Civilization Studies, Art Studies, Goethe University Frankfurt, invites applications for the following position :

Junior Professorship (Assistant Professor, W1) in Southeast Asian Studies

We are looking for a candidate with expertise in one or more of the following fields: the languages, literatures, media, modern and contemporary history of insular Southeast Asia (mainly Indonesia and /or Malaysia).

We expect an outstanding doctoral thesis, methodologically sound expertise on modern insular Southeast Asia evidenced by relevant publications and teaching experience, very high proficiency in Indonesian / Malay, English, and ideally German as well as the willingness to engage in cooperative research and teaching activities including the Interdisciplinary Center of East Asian Studies (IZO) at Goethe University.

The initial appointment is for three years and can be renewed for another three years upon positive evaluation. The designated salary for the position is based on "W1" of the German university scale or equivalent. Goethe University is an equal opportunity employer which implies that applications from women are specifically encouraged.

For further information regarding the general conditions for professorship appointments, please see : http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/aktuelles/ausschreibung/professuren/index.html.

Applications including a CV, a list of publications and taught courses, a copy of the doctoral diploma and up to three research articles should be sent until 31 March 2011 to Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Dean of the Faculty of Linguistics, Cultural and Civilization Studies, Art Studies, Mertonstr. 17-21, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, E-Mail : Dekanat-FB09[at]em.uni-frankfurt.de. "

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[Bourse ] ACM Research Fellowship Grant | Buddhist Art

The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) in Singapore invites scholars specialising in Buddhist art, Avalokiteshvara or visual culture to apply for a 12-month research fellowship. The award period for the 2011-12 fellowships will commence from April 2011 through March 2012. The applications will be screened by a committee of eminent scholars and will be administered by the Research and Publication Unit (RPU) of ACM.

Background

The research fellowships were first offered in 2009. They are planned to generate in-depth study, documentation and thought leading publications on specialised aspects of Asian cultures. This is in line with the aim of the ACM to be a centre of research in Asian cultures and arts. Since its opening at the Empress Place in 2003, the ACM has established a reputation in the international museum arena for its excellent gallery displays and exhibitions. The ACM is undertaking to develop its research potential in the field of Asian archaeology, art history and material culture, so as to become the regional hub synonymous with excellent research projects and publications in the field.

Applications close 15 January 2011. 

Please click here for more details of the research fellowship and application instructions.
Please click here for the application form.

For enquires, please contact us at nhb_acm_rpu@nhb.gov.sg.

[Article] Restoring history through art.

16 July 2010 | The Phnom Penh Post | Peter Olszewski

A restorer painstakingly fixes a painting at Bakong. [Photo by: Peter Olszewski]

It’s a magic morning at the Bakong temple grounds, with the prodigious Khmer tower framed by blue sky, and a riot of purple bougainvillea blooming at its base.

Cows graze on rich green grass beside the mirror-surfaced moat, monks chant in their monastery and, in the almost ruined Prasat Wat Bakong, work hums as a team of restorers patiently re-render the many religious wall paintings.

While almost all of the restoration at the Angkor temples revolves around the ancient Khmer edifices, at Bakong there is also a restoration team working on 20th century buildings in the complex – the “working” monasteries as such.

Some of these monasteries in Cambodia are festooned with dozens of brightly rendered religious wall paintings highlighting often lurid scenes from the life of Buddha and the Jatakas (tales of the previous lives of the Buddha). Often, however, these paintings are overlooked or dismissed as kitsch, unworthy of being classified as serious art. Some of the more gruesome paintings, sort of Bosch-gone-Buddhist renderings, are often rejected as grotesqueries.

But that’s not the viewpoint of Restaurateurs Sans Frontiere, a cultural NGO established in 1981 that began work at the Bakong site in 2007 at the instigation of Dr Vittorio Roveda, co-author of the book Buddhist Painting in Cambodia.

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[Article] Museum gives insight into Bronze Age culture.

July, 10 2010 | Viêt Nam News

CAN THO — More than 600 ancient artefacts from Viet Nam and some other Asian countries are on display at an exhibition at the Can Tho Museum.
The relics, some 2,000 years old, are from collections held by museums and 60 individuals in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region.
Some are on public display for the first time, including some Lao and Cambodian decorative objects and prayer objects in bronze, silver, stone, and baked clay.
Ceramics made by Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese artisans in the 13th and 14th centuries, including white and blue glazed jars, bowls, kettles, teapots, and vases account for a large part of the exhibition.
There are earthen jars from the Oc Eo era, one of Viet Nam's oldest known cultures dating back to the third century.
After the exhibition, 33 collectors will present 91 antiques belonging to the Ly and Tran eras to the Can Tho Museum.
The Ly and Tran dynasties, who ruled from the 11th to the 14th centuries, are renowned for their high-quality artefacts.
The exhibition, held to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Ha Noi will last until August 22. — VNS

[Article] Festivities celebrate temple

08 July 2010 | Phnom Penh Post | Vong Sokheng

Preah Vihear province
During the ceremony, Buddhist monks chanted blessings while performers beat traditional Khmer drums representing the warrior ethic of the Angkorian empire.
In an address, Chea Dara, deputy commander of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, paid tribute to the “smart leadership” of Prime Minister Hun Sen, which he said had helped protect the temple from Thai occupation.
“We are determined to protect Preah Vihear temple and its sovereignty according to the policy of Prime Minister Hun Sen, who ordered us not to invade 1 millimetre into Thailand, and also not to allow our sovereignty to be invaded by 1 millimetre either,” he said.
The temple’s July 2008 listing by UNESCO was highly controversial in Thailand, and triggered a rapid troop buildup along the border with Cambodia. The standoff has been punctuated by a series of small-scale clashes – some of them deadly – along the frontier.
Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, said the celebration was designed to raise awareness about the value of the ancient temple as an emblem of Cambodian history and culture.
In a press conference at Wat Keo Sekha Kirisvarak yesterday, he said the issue of ownership was definitively settled by a 1962 World Court ruling that handed the temple to Cambodia.
“We are here to look for cultural conservation and preservation, but the government of Thailand looks at the temple as a border conflict,” he said.
“We take this important day to send a message to Thai soldiers and the international community that Cambodia has no border conflict with Thailand.”
He added that in 2009, the government spent US$99 million conserving Preah Vihear and improving road access to it.
Hang Soth, director general of the Preah Vihear National Authority, said that ever since the UNESCO listing, projects had been undertaken to ready the temple for an increase in tourists.
“My work here is to focus on the conservation, restoration and research of the heritage site in order to ensure its sustainable development as a tourist destination,” he said.
Hang Soth said much progress on preservation had been made in the past two years, but that work had been hamstrung by tension with Thailand.
He said that with international support, the 11-century ruins could finally get the attention they deserve after years of civil war and conflict.
“We hope that the international community will support our research and conservation projects,” he said.


Evidence in Thai bombing
Also yesterday, Thai police said they found evidence linking a pair of Red Shirt activists to the attempted bombing of a political party headquarters in Bangkok on June 22, following their deportation from Cambodia on Monday.

[... Read the full article ...]

Photo by: Heng Chivoan

[Article] United States Returns 7 Stolen Ancient Cambodian Sculptures.

Sunday, June 27, 2010 | Art daily.org | 2010 The Associated Press

Cambodian Buddhist monks and officers pray during a ceremony held for artifacts that were returned to Cambodia, at the Cambodian National Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, June 17, 2010. The United States returned seven sculptures from the great Angkorian era on Thursday that had been smuggled out of Cambodia. AP Photo/Heng Sinith.

PHNOM PENH (AP).- The United States returned seven sculptures from the great Angkorian era on Thursday that had been smuggled out of Cambodia.
Cambodian Buddhist monks blessed the artifacts during a handover ceremony at the port of Sihanoukville, said John Johnson, a U.S. embassy spokesman. The sandstone sculptures were recovered by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials during an 2008 raid in Los Angeles. They arrived in Cambodia aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy on Tuesday, Johnson said. The Mercy docked at the seaport for a 13-day mission to provide free medical care to Cambodians. Johnson said the artifacts include two heads of the Buddha, a bas-relief and an engraved plinth. The items date from 1000 to 1500 when the kings of Angkor ruled over an extensive empire and produced some of the world's most magnificent temples, including the famed Angkor Wat complex. Cambodia and the United States signed an agreement to protect Cambodia's cultural heritage in 2003.
In 2007, the U.S. government returned the sandstone sculpture of a celestial dancer, or apsara, dating from the 12th century. [ ... Read the full article ... ]

[Article] Students create virtual-world temple.

3 June 2010 | The Nation | Jirapan Boonnoon

3D technology captures Thai heritage, arts and culture

Internet users can now visit a three-dimensional virtual world of Thailand's past, presenting a new and surprisingly real insight into Thai heritage, arts and culture.
Called 3D Virtual World Heritage Wat Chaiwattanaram, the glimpse into Thailand's history is a joint effort by Kasetsart University, Sun Microsystems and the Inter University Network, UniNet, using Sun Wonderland technology.
Above all else, the project, at niramit.hpcnc.com/WatChaiWatanaram, involves pride in the Thai heritage, by promoting a kind of Internet tourism.
A professor at Kasetsart University's Computer Engineering Department, Putchong Uthayyopas, said the three-dimensional virtual world of Wat Chaiwattanaram had been developed by students of his department.
The Sun Wonderland project, under which it has been developed, provides a Java open-source toolkit for creating collaborative 3D virtual worlds. Users can communicate with high-fidelity immersive audio and share live desktop applications and documents.
The Wonderland system is also completely extensible. Developers and graphic artists can extend its functionality to create entirely new worlds or add new features to existing worlds.
Putchong said the Wat Chaiwattanaram project aimed to investigate the use of a 3D virtual world to recreate a cultural heritage that was in danger of being lost. As it was being hosted by the UniNet infrastructure, it could be used for education. [...Read the full article...]

[Conference] (Musee Guimet) Le Gandhâra vu de la Chine.

Jeudi 10 juin à 12h15
Conférence publique et gratuite
par Jacques Giès, président du Musée Guimet
Le Gandhâra vu de la Chine

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Le point de vue de la Chine est ici légitime.
Les premières mentions à caractère historique que nous avons sur la contrée bouddhique située au nord-ouest de l’Inde, sont celles de ses annales, notamment dans ces relations de pèlerinages de moines bouddhistes chinois aux sources de la Doctrine du Buddha, dans l’Inde même, sur le cours moyen du Gange.
Ces relations, cependant, remontant au Ve siècle, apparaissent bien tardives en regard des influences tangibles du Gandhâra sur le “premier art bouddhique” en Chine, tels que les conservent les sanctuaires rupestres présents sur le grand arc septentrional de l’Empire du Milieu, depuis ses provinces de l’Asie centrale jusqu’à son orient le plus lointain.
On envisagera dans cette communication cette prime influence sur l’avènement d’un phénomène religieux majeur qui intéressa pendant près de mille ans l’histoire de la Haute Asie.

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Renseignements, réservations : 01 40 73 88 18 
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Auditorium Guimet – Musée national des arts asiatiques – 6, place d’Iéna – 75016 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 73 88 18
auditorium@guimet.fr ; www.guimet.fr

Call for Papers – Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development

The new Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development (JCHMSD), is currently considering papers for inclusion in its first issue launching in 2011. The double-blind peer reviewed journal is edited by Ana Pereira Roders, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, and Ron van Oers, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, France. It stimulates and encourages research devoted to the sustainable development of cultural heritage and to the positive contribution of cultural heritage management towards a sustainable environment.

Submissions should be sent by email to the Editors before August 2010 : Ana Pereira Roders & Ron van Oers

 

Coverage includes, but is not limited to:

* Cultural heritage - assessment, management, marketing and publicity, tangible and intangible dimensions

* Sustainable development - preservation, conservation, restoration, rehabilitation, reconstruction, demolition, best practices, unsustainable development and consequent threats e.g. urban developments, large-scale agriculture, mining activity

* Cultural heritage and sustainable development - legislation, Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment, effects of climate change, ecological sustainability, social sustainability, economic sustainability

* The role of research and scholarship

* Teaching & curriculum development

Submission guidelines and more information can be found here.
Website : www.emeraldinsight.com/...

Conférence : James Flath

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Grâce au soutien de LVMH / Moët Hennessy.Louis Vuitton

[Article] Holding the fort.

21-03-2010

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ho Dynasty might have lasted only seven years, but parts of the family’s citadel built in Thanh Hoa province’s Vinh Loc district still stand, writes Sy Chuc. 

When the Tran Dynasty fell from power in 1400, a high ranking court mandarin by the name of Le Quy Ly seized his chance and proclaimed himself as king Ho Quy Ly.

But why did he change his family name?

Ho was Le Quy Ly’s ancestral name, which can be traced back to ninth century Zhejiang, an eastern coastal province of China. From there the family migrated south towards Vietnam. Ho Quy Ly's great-great-grandfather Ho Liem eventually settled in the province of Thanh Hoa, 100km south of Hanoi today.

But Ho Quy Ly was adopted by Le Huan, who belonged to an influential family in the royal court. He grew up to be a master politician known for his cunning, courage, and boldness. He had distinguished himself in a successful campaign against Champa and through his scheming and shrewd marriage (to a sister of Emperor Tran Due Tung and Tran Thuan Tung), Ho Quy Ly made himself a court fixture as an advisor to the emperor.

As the Tran dynasty fell asunder, he rose to prominence and by 1399 he had become the prestigious post of Protector or Regent of the country. Planning to seize power for himself, Ly decided to build a citadel, which he called Tay Do (Western Capital). He invited Emperor Tran Thuan Tong to visit this new capital.

There he convinced the emperor to relinquish his throne to Prince An (a three-year-old child) before imprisoning him in a pagoda and later executing him. Prince An “reigned” for one year until Ho Quy Ly deposed of him in 1400 before declaring himself as the new emperor.

Ho Quy Ly changed the country's name from Dai Viet (Great Viet) to Dai Ngu (Great Peace). Taking a page from the ruling book of his Tran predecessors, Ho Quy Ly reigned for less than a year before handing over the throne to his second son, Ho Han Thuong. Ho Quy Ly became known as the Emperor's Highest Father.

The Ho Dynasty was short lived, however. The country was in chaos and the Ming Dynasty of China were keen to take advantage and recapture Vietnam. In 1406, the Ming invaded and by 1407 the Ho had capitulated. Ho Quy Ly and his sons were captured and sent to Guangxi. There Ho Quy Ly was put to work as a Chinese soldier and security guard until the end of his life.

Although the leader of the most unpopular and probably the most hated dynasty in the history of Vietnam, Ho Quy Ly nevertheless initiated many economic, financial and educational reforms. The most notable reform for which Ho is credited was the introduction of a national paper currency in 1400. (...) (Read the full article here).

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[Film] "Angkor, l'aventure du Baphuon", film de Didier Fassio.

"Angkor, l'aventure du Baphuon", film de Didier Fassio coproduit par l'EFEO est programmé le jeudi 1er avril sur France 5 à 21 h 35 dans l'émission « Un soir au musée » ainsi que le samedi 10 avril à 23 h 55 et le dimanche 18 avril à 6 h 35 toujours sur France 5.

Jeudi 1er avril 2010 à 21.35 (inédit)

Un soir au musée : Angkor, l'aventure du Baphuon.

Synopsis :

"Le musée Guimet des Arts asiatiques demeure relativement peu connu du grand public. Situé dans le XVIe arrondissement, ce musée fut inauguré en 1889 par l'industriel et érudit lyonnais Emile Guimet. Laurence Piquet propose de découvrir les collections inestimables qui y sont exposées. C'est l'occasion de partir à la découverte de quelques-uns des mystères de la civilisation khmère. Un documentaire consacré à la restauration du temple du Baphuon, au coeur de la cité d'Angkor, ponctuera les déambulations au sein du musée Guimet. Depuis 1908, les 300 000 pièces de ce temple ont été extraites de l'épaisse végétation. Une impressionnante modélisation en 3D est utilisée pour le montage final."

Soirée arts et culture

Plateau : 20'

Présentation : Laurence Piquet

Réalisation : Catherine Aventurier

Production : MFP

Documentaire

Durée : 52' réalisation Didier Fassio

Production : France Télévisions / Cinétévé / Ecole Française D'extrême-Orient / C.Toutcom ! International

Année : 2009

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Exposition - Musée du Quai Branly.

Autres Maîtres de l'Inde
Créations contemporaines des Adivasi

Galerie Jardin - billet exposition temporaire ou billet jumelé

Du mardi 30 mars au dimanche 18 juillet 2010

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Commissaire général : Jyotindra Jain;

Commissaire associé : Jean-Pierre Mohen;
Conseiller scientifique : Vikas Harish.

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C’est un autre visage de l’Inde que dévoile cette exposition : l’Inde des populations autochtones et des communautés «folk», dites «Adivasi».

Ces peuples produisent des oeuvres plastiques étonnantes, tant utilitaires que sacrées, bien différentes des standards connus de l’art indien. Pour la première fois en France, le musée du quai Branly présente, dans une démarche thématique et pluridisciplinaire, les productions matérielles, quotidiennes, artistiques et religieuses les plus représentatives de ces populations indiennes et permet ainsi au public de découvrir une part importante, et encore trop méconnue, de l’art populaire contemporain en Inde.

Répartis sur l’ensemble du territoire et recensés en 1950, ces peuples maintiennent leurs traditions artistiques tout en étant en contact avec le peuple indien dominant. Egalement réputés pour les traditions vivantes comme la danse, la musique ou le théâtre, développées à la marge des grandes communautés hindoues, ils restent pourtant très mal connus des occidentaux. Les représentations des Adivasi ont longtemps été porteuses d’idées préconçues bien éloignées de la réalité, tant par les Indiens que par les étrangers. L’exposition montre ainsi leur vrai visage, et met en avant leurs surprenantes productions artistiques.

Photographies, peintures murales de la tribu Rathava du Gujarat, figurines tribales en bronze de l’Orissa et du Chattisgarh, éléments architecturaux sculptés du nord est de l’Inde, sculptures en bois du Karnataka ou du Bihar ou bas-reliefs architecturaux réalisés par les femmes artistes de Chattisgarh sont exposés.

L’exposition s’achève sur les monographies d’artistes contemporains mondialement connus, et présents au plus haut niveau du marché de l’art mondial : les peintres Jivya Soma Mashe et Jangarh Singh Shyam, qui ont choisi d’élargir le champ de leur expression afin de refléter leur situation culturelle contemporaine dans leurs oeuvres.

En provenance des collections du musée du quai Branly, de musées européens et indiens, de collections privées ainsi que de commandes spécifiques à des artistes indiens dans le cadre de l’exposition, les objets présentés témoignent de la vigueur des traditions artistiques de ces différentes communautés, de leur évolution et de leur ouverture au monde extérieur.

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Exposition : La Voie du Tao, un autre chemin de l’être.

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Galeries nationales, Grand Palais
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31 mars 2010 – 5 juillet 2010
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Présentation de l’exposition >
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Visite en groupe >
Activités culturelles gratuites >
Un zeste céleste ! (Visites-ateliers pour enfants) >



Dieux des murs et des fossés de toutes les commanderies et dieux du sol de tous les districts (détail), Ming, vers 1600 

© Rmn, musée des arts asiatiques Guimet, Paris / Thierry Ollivier-

[Article] Journey through history with antique swords

Blades of glory: The collection of rare swords on display at the exhibition offers visitors a chance to learn more about history's most popular weapon. — VNS Photo Doan Tung

HA NOI — An exhibition of 99 ancient swords recently opened in Ha Noi, offering visitors a chance to learn more about history's most popular weapon.

The swords were selected from the private 300-sword collection owned by collector Duong Phu Hien.
Four generations of Hien's family have maintained and added to the collection. "By collecting and preserving ancient Vietnamese artefacts, especially those relating to the defence of our nation, every member of my family has demonstrated their love for the country and its magnanimous history," Hien said.
The exhibition features a large array of swords, including 37 that were made in Viet Nam. The others came from different countries, including China, Japan, and the UK.
Each scabbard is decorated with unique and sophisticated patterns, including typical ancient royal Vietnamese designs like pine trees, daisies, bamboo, apricots and dragons.
Hien said almost all of the Vietnamese swords in his collection date from three centuries ago.
The collector was visibly filled with pride when he talked about one of his rare Samurai sword, which is considered as one of the "stars" of the exhibition. The 2.02m-long and 18kg sword is the biggest and longest in his collection.
According to Hien, the 18th century sword was made out of very special steel. "A very complicated refining technique was necessary to create such a long sword. For this reason, long swords were very rare," he said.
The valuable collection also includes a bayonet with a solid golden handle, two 17th-century royal swords covered with Han Chinese characters, and a 1,500-year-old Cham sword.
Historian Duong Trung Quoc said: "The unique sword collection has a historical value which is much more significant than its material value."
American visitor Brian Brousseau said the exhibition was "beautiful and interesting". However, he added that the displays needed to be more organised because "it is difficult for people to know detailed information, such as which swords were made in Viet Nam".
A limited number of informational captions about the history of each sword disappointed another Vietnamese visitor.
"All I can do is look at the swords and admire them, but there are no stories to go alongside the experience," said Thanh Ha.
However, she was still interested in taking the time to enjoy the exhibit.
"Before I only knew about swords from TV, movies and the theatre, which are usually all the same. Here I see that there are many differences in their shapes and decorations," she said.
The exhibit also includes five bronze drums from the Dong Son civilisation which date back to 3,000 years ago.
The exhibition will last until the end of May at the Museum of Military History, 28A Dien Bien Phu Street, Ha Noi. — VNS (Read the article here)

[Article] Arts of Ancient Viet Nam.

By Louise Roug | Los Angeles Times | February 21, 2010

The expansive exhibition of artifacts from the land's historical cultures is on view at the Asia Society in New York.

Reporting from New York - "Arts of Ancient Viet Nam," the most ambitious exhibition of Vietnamese art yet to appear in the United States, is a show about meetings.
In room after room, magnificent objects on display tell a story about people -- how we encounter one another and change in the process.
That such meetings are sometimes bloody was an inescapable issue for the organizers of the show, on view at the Asia Society in New York.
For decades, Vietnam existed in the American mind not so much as a geographical place with its own history but rather, singularly, as a synonym for conflict.
And it was this association -- as Asia Society Director Vishakha Desai put it: "that Vietnam means war" -- that organizers wanted to challenge. "We wanted to create a new story," Desai said. Given the interwoven history of America and Vietnam, it is a point delicately made.
For one thing, Nancy Tingley, the show's heroically stubborn curator who worked more than 20 years to realize "Arts of Ancient Viet Nam," has mounted an exhibition that looks at a time well before the Battle of Hue, the massacre at My Lai and the fall of Saigon. This is a historical show that examines another kind of meeting between people: one built on trade and commerce.
One reason it took so long for the exhibition to be realized was that before 2003 Vietnam didn't have a law that would allow for the lending of museum objects. But the Vietnamese government eventually threw its support behind the exhibition and 10 museums in Vietnam have contributed objects, including the Museum of Vietnamese History in Ho Chi Minh City.
Another obstacle was the lack of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United States until 1995. "Politics got in the way (...)


Read the full article here.

Photo : Garuda with Naga. Champa period, late 12th-13th century. Thap Mam site, Binh Dinh Province Stone (National Museum of Vietnamese History).

Photogallery.

Conférence : Peintures du Ramayana khmer.

Conférence à l'INALCO Rue de Lille, organisée par l'AESCI :

Jeudi 4 Mars à 1930, Salon des LanguesO'
Marie Gamonet
Conférence sur les peintures du Reamker (Ramayana khmer) au palais royal de Phnom penh

Résumé de l'intervention :
Après une présentation historique l'accent sera mis sur le style de l'artiste qui a coordonné ce travail gigantesque, l'Okhna Tep Nimit Mak. Au début du XXe siècle, sous ses ordres, des peintres ont su garder tout autour des 600 mètres du cloître de la pagode d'Argent une qualité de dessin et de composition remarquable. Tous les personnages du Reamker sont traités dans la plus pure tradition.Phnom Penh possède là un joyau inestimable.

Marie Gamonet est historienne de l'art et ancienne élève de l'INALCO.

Une référence bibliographique :

Gamonet, Marie, Le Ramayana au Palais de Phnom Penh. 2 - L'école artistique de L'Oknha Tep Nimit Mak, Péninsule, 2008, no 57, p. 107-165.

Cham Sculpture Museum’s website unveiled [VNNet]

VietNamNet Bridge |  21/01/2009 – The website of the Da Nang-based Cham Sculpture Museum was launched last week, opening a new door for this unique museum to reach out to the world.
The website officially came out on January 15 at www.chammuseum.danang.vn, in Vietnamese and English. This is one of several websites opened by museums in Vietnam.
The site offers useful information about the Cham Sculpture Museum, including the history of Cham culture, collections, documents and others. The museum aims to turn this site into an online forum about Cham culture.
The museum was built by the French in the central city of Da Nang in the early 20th century. It has more than 3,000 objects collected from central provinces.
Most of the items displayed at the museum are originals made of three major materials – sandstone, terra-cotta and bronze – from the 7th to the 14th centuries.
The museum welcomed around 170,000 visitors last year, earning VND5 billion.

 

Writer: Hai Chau

Ayutthaya Historical Park taking shape [The Nation]

By Pakamard Jaichalard |The Nation |Published on February 5, 2010

"We have already recreated six temples in pictures," Fine Arts Department director-general Grienggrai Sampatchalit said yesterday.
He was speaking after attending a ceremony to worship late Thai kings at the Ayutthaya Historical Park.
The ancient complex at Ayutthaya is a Unesco World Heritage Site.
PTT Exploration and Production has provided more than Bt68 million for the project to conserve the complex in honour of His Majesty the King.
HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has been the chief adviser to this project.

Vigorous efforts are now up and running to recreate the core zone of the once-splendid capital of Ayutthaya in 3D models and animation.

Grienggrai said officials would develop the pictures and models for the reconstruction, based on the ancient remains.
"Once the project is completed, visitors will be able to see the models that will depict clearly where each structure was located in the old days," he said.
Grienggrai added that animation would also be produced and kept for study purposes at learning centres.
Methadon Wijakkhana, who heads the Ayutthaya Historical Park, said the models would be very close to what stood in Ayutthaya centuries ago.
"This is because we have developed the models not just from historical remains but also from old documents," he said.
Methadon pointed out that photos taken in the reign of King Rama V could be used to develop the model for Wat Mahathat. He added that there was also an old map prepared by Dutchmen.
"This is the first time innovative technology has been used at the Ayutthaya Historical Park," he said.
He believed the project would boost the number of visitors to the park. Once completed, the pictures and models will be put right next to the historical remains so that visitors have a clearer idea of what Ayutthaya looked like in the past.
Currently, the Ayutthaya Historical Park attracts 1.2 million tourists from about 90 countries annually. Of them, about 60 per cent are from Europe.

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Call for papers: Conference on Vietnamese and Taiwanese Studies.

[English]                                        Theme: Emerging area studies on Vietnam and Taiwan

Organizers: Department of Taiwanese Literature, National Cheng-kung University
                  Preparatory Office, Center for Vietnamese Studies, NCKU
                  Association for Taiwanese and Vietnamese Cultural Exchange
Co-sponsors: Taiwanese Romanization Association
                     Taiwanese Pen
                     Asian Atsiu International
                     Lok-an Hospital
Conference venue: National Cheng Kung University (Tainan, TAIWAN)
Conference website: http://cvs.twl.ncku.edu.tw/conf/2010
Conference date: October 16-17, 2010
Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2010
Deadline for notification of acceptance: April 15, 2010
Deadline for full papers: Aug 31, 2010 
            Papers with the following topics are preferred:
            1.    Current trends in Vietnamese and Taiwanese studies
            2.    History of anti-colonialism and independence
            3.    History of military occupation by Chiang Kai-shek after WWII
            4.    Languages and literatures in Vietnam and Taiwan
            5.    Social customs and culture in Vietnam and Taiwan
            6.    Education systems in Vietnam and Taiwan
            7.    Ethnic minorities in Vietnam and Taiwan
            8.    Migration and new immigrant issues
            9.    Economic development, political reform and international relations
            10.    Any other topics related to conference theme
Submission guidelines:
1.    Abstracts for paper and poster presentations are all welcome. Paper presentations are expected to give an oral presentation in 20 minutes with an extra 10 minutes for discussions. Poster presentation will be given a space (80cm x 120cm) during the conference days. They are all considered official presentations. The prospective presenters should choose either mode of presentation depending on the most effective and informative way of communicating the scientific content of their research.
2.    The abstract must be limited to one page, with font size 12p, margins 1” (top and bottom) and 1.25” (left and right), line spacing 1.5.
3.    Please add an additional information page prior to the abstract page. The information should include a) title of the paper, b) author(s), c) affiliation, d) position, e) mailing address, f) phone number, and g) e-mail.
4.    The abstract must be saved as Word and PDF formats, and email to the following address: cvsncku@gmail.com. Please add author’s name with the phrase “abstract for conference on Vietnamese and Taiwanese studies” to the title of email.
5.    The conference organizers will send out the acceptance letter by the deadline of notification. For the accepted presenters, please write your paper with the conference designated format and submit your full paper (electronic files in both DOC and PDF formats; an extra hardcopy is requested if special fonts are adopted) to conference organizers by the deadline mentioned above.
6.    The official languages of the conference include Taiwanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and English. Other languages may be used as long as no body is opposed to them. Presenters are kindly requested to provide extra translated version in any of the official languages, if their paper is written in the language other than official languages.
7.     Limited honorarium and travel grants may be provided to the paper presenters upon the funding raising results. However, honorarium might be dismissed if the paper is not submitted by appropriate deadline and not written in the designated format. 
8.    For the most updated information regarding the conference, please visit conference website. For any other questions, please contact:
Conference coordinator: Wi-vun Taiffalo Chiung
                                      Associate Professor
                                      Department of Taiwanese Literature
                                      National Cheng Kung University

Conference administrative assistant: Ms. Tran
                                                      E-mail: cvsncku@gmail.com
                                                      Tel: +886-6-2757575 ext 52627
                                                      Fax: +886-6-2755190

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[link to Taiwanese version] 2010台越人文比較研究國際研討會 - 徵稿ê代誌 - 會議主題：Tng 昌颺ê越南學kap台灣學研究.

[link to Chinese version] 2010台越人文比較研究國際研討會 - 徵稿啟事 - 會議主題：新興的越南學及台灣學研究.

[link to Vietnamese version] Thông báo mời viết bài tham gia - Hội thảo quốc tế về nghiên cứu so sánh nhân văn Đài Việt năm 2010 - Chủ đề hội thảo: Việt Nam học và Đài Loan học: Những lĩnh vực nghiên cứu mới nổi.

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