Date: 21 November 2024, 18:00 hrs Speaker: Peter van Ham Meeting Point: Sound Workshop of the Humboldt Forum (Entrance via Schlüterhof), Schloßplatz, 10178 Berlin Founded in 996 CE, the Tabo Buddhist monastery in the barren Himalayan mountain desert of Spiti, formerly western Tibet

Date: 31 October 2024, 18:00 hrs Speaker: Mercedes Tortorici Meeting Point: Museum in Dahlem / Small lecture hall at Takustraße 40 The Ajanta caves in India are a fascinating testament to Buddhist art, impressing with their rich variety of wall paintings. Particularly noteworthy are

Date: 26 september 2024, 18:00 hrs Speaker: Dr. Gerald Kozicz Meeting Point: Museum in Dahlem / Small lecture hall at Takustraße 40 At the beginning of the establishment of Buddhism in Tibet, Buddhist scholars were naturally faced with the task of translating the

Date: Thursday, 30.05.2024, 6 pm Location: at the Museum in Dahlem/Small Lecture Hall, Takustraße 40

Date: Thursday, March 21st, 6 pm (doors open by 5.30 pm) Speaker: Professor Anucha Thirakanont, Ph.D. of the Thammasat University, Bangkok Meeting Point: Klangwerkstatt of the Humboldt Forum (entrance via Schlüterhof), Schloßplatz, 10178 Berlin   Due to limited seating, please register via email until

Date: 29 February 2024, 18:00 hrs Speaker: Dr. Lilla Russell-Smith Meeting point: Museum in Dahlem / Small Lecture Hall at Takustraße 40 (prior registration by email to info@giak.org is required) The Museum of Asian Art's exhibits presented in the Humboldt Forum are only

Date: Thursday, 30/11/2023, 6:00 pm Meeting point: Museum in Dahlem / Small lecture hall at Takustraße 40 Speaker: Fang Wang, M.A. The presentation will focus on a significant event in the life of the Buddha, namely his "Great Departure" (leaving home). Five pictorial

Date: Thursday, 26.10.2023, 5-6 pm Meetingpoint: Humbolt Forum, Entrance to the Asian Art Museum on the 3rd floor (Entrance to the Indian Department at the end of the escalator) Speaker: Raffael Gadebusch Coordinated by the head of the museum, the curators of the

Date: Thursday, 28/09/2023, 6:00 pm Meeting point: Museum in Dahlem / Small Lecture Hall at Takustraße 40 Speaker: Gesine Siedler & Katharina Siedler Short introduction: Martina Stoye (Curator for the art of South and Southeast Asia at the Museum of Asian Art)   One of

Termin: Thursday, 29/06/2023, 6:00 pm Meeting point: Museum in Dahlem/Small Lecture Hall at Takustraße 40  Speaker: Professor Dr. Jyotindra Jain  The lecture will be held in German. Explanations will be given in English.    The lecture will focus on a comparative analysis of the myth

Termin: Thursday, 25.05.2023, 6 pm Location: at the Museum in Dahlem/Small Lecture Hall, Takustraße 40