The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art is pleased to announce the Spring 2022 schedule for our online public talk series, Sneak Peek: New Research from the National Museum of Asian Art. Join us as museum staff members present brief, personal perspectives and ongoing research, followed by discussion. In 2022, the series will focus on collecting practices and the collections of the National Museum of Asian Art.
Sneak Peek: New Research from the National Museum of Asian Art will take place at noon EST on the second Tuesday of each month through May.
Tuesday, January 11, 12—12:40 p.m.
Sana Mirza, Jeff Smith, Nancy Micklewright, and Zeynep Simavi
“Freer’s Photographs, Diaries, and Objects: Networking a National Collection”
Register here: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x2EsaUs6SSKlcZDcQqAIbQ
Tuesday, February 8, 12—1 p.m.
Stephen Allee, Jan Stuart, and Keith Wilson
“Qianlong: Imperial Collector and Connoisseur”
Register here: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q5RMdgzDT-GJUsgWUzFwqQ
Tuesday, March 8, 12—12:40 p.m.
Massumeh Farhad
“A League of Her Own: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar”
Tuesday, April 12, 12—12:40 p.m.
Sol Jung
“Refined Elements: Japanese Metalwork from the Shirley Z. Johnson Collection”
Tuesday, May 10, 12—12:40 p.m.
Carol Huh
“Seeing Black: Nicky Nodjoumi’s Here is Aleppo”
For more information visit https://asia.si.edu/events-overview/talks/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dseries%26seriesid%3D1562425
Lizzie Stein, Scholarly Programs and Publications Specialist
National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution