[Bangkok Symposium] Weaving Royal Traditions through Time
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Weaving Royal Traditions through Time: Textiles and Dress at the Thai Court and Beyond, Bangkok, Thailand, 5-9 November 2013
The Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles (QSMT) on the grounds of the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand will host this international and multi-disciplinary symposium. The museum, which opened to the public on May 9, 2012, collects, displays, and preserves textiles from Southeast, East and South Asia, with a special emphasis on the textile heritage of Thailand and Her Majesty's couture wardrobe.
Early-bird Registration Ends Monday, 30 September 2013 Registration Deadline Thursday, 31 October 2013
A special discount price (US$299) for museum professionals from South East Asia is available until September 30th. Anyone wishing to take advantage of the discount should send an email to the conference organizer, Patranuch Sudasna, qsmt2013@cdmthailand.com. She will send you a special registration form that reflects the discounted price which is not available on the website.
In addition to pre- and post-conference tours, the program will offer special opportunities to see behind the scenes at the new museum and visit private collections of Southeast Asian textiles not accessible to the general public.
Papers will cover such topics as Indian, Chinese, and Cambodian textiles for the Thai court; a late 19th c. royal collection of Indonesian batik from the Inner Court; Thai influence on Burmese royal dress; 19th c. tribute dress and textiles at the Chinese, Siamese, Burmese, Shan and Lan Na courts; preserving royal collections; and dressing modern royalty.
A partial list of confirmed speakers includes the curatorial and conservation staff of the QSMT, as well as prominent scholars, curators, and conservators from Thailand, Bhutan, and Singapore:Visit the symposium website: Weaving Royal Traditions through Time
Download the symposium poster here
- John Guy (Metropolitan Museum)
- Joanna Marschner (Kensington Palace)
- Julia Brennan and Sylvia Fraser-Lu (Washington, D.C.)
- Gillian Green (U. of Sydney)
- Patricia Cheesman (Chiang Mai U.)
- Dr. Y. Oyama (Tokyo National Museum)
- Melissa Leventon (California College of the Arts)
- Dale Carolyn Gluckman (Los Angeles)
- Sara Reiter (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
[Update Aug 2013] The event was profiled in the Nation newspaper on August 22nd 2013. Check out the great photos: This faithful cloth
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