of the Indo-Asian Journal
Trip
2023
What are the activities of the Society for Indo-Asian Art Berlin (GIAK) ?
The Society for Indo-Asian Art Berlin was founded on 24 April 1993 as a non-profit organisation.
The Society aims to disseminate, deepen and promote the knowledge and understanding of Indian art, which, according to scholarly opinion, also includes the art of South-East and Central Asia. It is therefore here after referred to as Indo-Asian art.
In particular, the GIAK supports the collection of South, South-East and Central Asian art at the Museum of Asian Art, which was founded on 4 December 2006. The museum combines the former Museum of Indian Art and the Museum of East Asian Art and is one of the Berlin State Museums…
The indo-asian journal
The Indo-Asian Journal (IAZ) is an art historical journal with scholarly contributions in German and English. It is edited by the Society for Indo-Asian Art Berlin. Since 2018 the IAZ is published by
EB-Verlag Berlin, Verlag für Wissenschaft und Praxis On the following pages you will find information on the authors of the journals, the style sheet for authors, the tables of contents of the individual issues of the IAZ and how to order the journal.
Events GIAK 2025
The Jour Fixe is a monthly lecture series for members of the Society for Indo-Asian Art Berlin, which takes place every last Thursday at 6 pm.
If you are interested, please contact us by e-mail: E-mail to GIAK .
The Colours of Ancient Central Asian Wall Paintings and Their Technological History
Meeting point: Sound Workshop of the Humboldt Forum (Entrance via Schlüterhof), Schloßplatz, 10178 Berlin As in his lecture last year, conservator Toralf Gabsch will once again let us in on the secrets of Central Asian wall paintings. This time the focus will be on the colours used and their history.The wall paintings of the Buddhist cave temples are among the most impressive objects in the Central Asian collection in the Museum of Asian Art. They were already a highlight for visitors in the exhibition rooms in Dahlem and are now being presented in a new guise in the exhibition rooms of the Humboldt Forum. Kizil Cave 123, the so-called ``Cave of the Ring-Bearing Doves``, is particularly fascinating and its reconstruction is a unique experience for visitors.
Become a member
As a member of the Society, you support Indo-Asian art and enjoy a number of privileges.
Lectures by eminent scholars and curators, followed by discussions, are regularly organised. Interdisciplinary events are held in collaboration with universities, museums, institutes, learned societies and associations.
Guided tours of the South, South-East and Central Asian art collections open up new perspectives on works of art in discussions with art historians, archaeologists and conservators.
Contact form
Gesellschaft für indo-asiatische Kunst Berlin e.V
c/o Museum für Asiatische Kunst
Kunstsammlung Süd-, Südost- und Zentralasien
