Art Agenda

Museum of the History of Art
Maria-Theresien Platz
1010 Vienna
Tel +43-1-52177301
Tuesday-Sunday 10.00-18.00 hrs, closed on Monday.

Permanent collection
Egyptian and Oriental collection, paintings, coins, and anti- quities.

Museum für Volkenkunde
Neue Hofburg
1014 Vienna
Tel: +43-1-53430
Fax: +43-1-5355320
Daily 10.00-16.00 hrs
Tuesday: closed

September 9, 1995 - February 29, 1996
Exhibition: Lebensmuster-Textilien in Indonesien
Ethnographic collections of textile art in a cultural context

Belgium

Royal Museum of Mariemont
Chaussee de Mariemont,
100-7140 Morlanwelz
Tel: +32-64-212193
Fax: +32-64-262924
Daily 10.00-18.00 hrs., closed on Monday

May - October, 1995
Chinese Bronzes of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
A presentation of the work of young artists in the field of Painting, calligraphy and seriography.

Project Open Cultural Centres -
Authorities of the province of Antwerp
c.o. Arenbergstraat 28
B - 2000 Antwerpen
Tel: +32-3-2024611
Fax: +32-3-2024600

Cultural Centre Berchem
November 4, 1995, 20.30 hrs
Shujaat Hussain Khan, sitar music from India

Cultural Centre Luchtbal
November 17, 1995, 20.30 hrs
Sabri Brothers & Qawwali Party, soefi music from Pakistan

Cultural Centre Zwaneberg
December 15, 1995, 20.30 hrs
Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats & Magicians, from Taipei

De Warande
January 13, 1996, 20.15 hrs
Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobaqts & Magicians, from Taipei
January 14, 1996, 20.15 hrs
Dhruba Gosh, Music from India on sarangi

March 24, 1996, 20.15 hrs
Xizang Ensemble, Tibetan music fron China

Chech Republic

National Gallery of Prague - Kinsky Palace
Staromestské námesti 12 ( 12 Old Town Square)
Prague 1
Tel:+42-2-2315135
Tuesday to Sunday 10.00-18.00 hrs
closed on Monday

November 28, 1995 - January 21, 1996
Late Qing Figure Paintings: New Trends

China

Red Gate Gallery
L3 China World Hotel
1 Jianguomen Wai, Beijing
Tel: +86-1-5322286, 5052266
Fax: +86-1-5324804

January 12 - January 26, 1996
Weatherreport
Artworks by young artists from Asia and The Netherlands

SFAI Gallery
Chonqing

January 4 - 10 January 10, 1996
Weatherreport

France

Museum of Fine Art and Archeology
Place de la Révolution (Place du Marché)
25000 Besancçon
Tel: +33-81-814447
Fax: +33-81-615099
Closed on public holidays.

Permanent collection
Fine art and archeology from non-western area's.

National Galleries of the Grand Palais
Avenue du Géneral Eisenhower
75008 Paris
Tel: +33-1-44-131730
Fax: +33-1-45-635433
Daily (except Monday) 10.00 - 20.00 hrs, Wednesday 10.00-22.00 hrs.

October 28, 1995 - February 15, 1996
La Sérinde, Country of Bhoudda
Sacred Art on the Silk route

Germany

Museum of Ethnology
Lansstrasse 8
D-14195 Berlin
Tel: +49-30-83011
Fax: +49-30-8315972
Monday to Friday 9.00 - 17.00 hrs, Sat./Sun. 10.00 - 17.00 hrs.

Permanent collection
Studies of the cultures of the Pacific islands, Africa, America and South-East Asia.

Overseas Museum
Bahnhofsplatz 13
28195 Bremen
Tel: +49-421-3619176
Fax: +49-421-3619291
Daily (except Monday) 10.00 - 18.00 hrs.

End of 1995
Manus - Art and life in a Province of the Papua Island New
Guinea (provisional title)
History and culture of the Manus province in Papua New Guinea
focussing on the current living conditions.

Museum fur Ostasiatische Kunst
Universitätsstrasse 100
D-50674 Cologne
Tel: +49-221-9405180
Fax: +49-221-407290
Tuesday to Friday: 10.00-16.00 hrs
Saturday, Sunday: 11.00-16.00 hrs
Closed on Monday

Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum
Ubierring 45
50678 Cologne
Tel: +49-221-3369413
Fax: +49-221-22114155
Tuesday to Sunday 10.00-17.00 hrs, First Thursday in the month 10.00-20.00 hrs.

Permanent collection
Collections illustrating non-European cultures.

The Ruhr Cultural Foundation - Villa Hugel
Hugel 15
45133 Essen
Tel: +49-201-422559
Fax: +49-201-421048
Daily 10.00-19.00 hrs, Tuesday 10.00-21.00 hrs.

June - October 1995
People and Gods in Ancient China

Linden Museum
Hegelplatz 1
70174 Stuttgart
Tel: +49-711-1231242
Fax: +49-711-297047
Tuesday to Sunday 10.00-17.00 hrs, Wednesday 10.00-20.00 hrs.

Permanent collection
Worldwide ethnographical collections, Chinese and Japanese lacquer- ware.

Universität Gh Kassel
Mönchebergstrasse 21 A
34109 Kassel
Tel: +49-561-8042530
Fax: +49-561-8043505

December 15 - January 28, 1996 (second part)
Exhibition: Al Fahn
Al Fann covers a contemporary art exhibition, a symposium, an introduction of books as well as readings, dance and music activities on Islamic art from Islamic cultures among others: Indonesia and Malaysia.

Great Britain

British Museum
Great Russelstreet
London WC1B 3DG
Tel: +44-171-6361555
Fax: +44-171-3238480
Monday to Saturday 10.00-17.00 hrs, Sunday 14.30-18.00 hrs.

Permanent collection
Antiques from Egypt, Western asia, Greece and Rome, as well as prehistoric and British art, Medieval, Renaissance, Modern and Oriental collection, prints, drawings, coins and medals.
June 8 - October 29, 1995
Chinese Jade from the Neolitic to the Qing.
This exhibition of jade, collected by Sir Joseph Hotung, illu- strates the history of its use in China from c. 5000 BC to the Qing dynasty (AD 1644-1911) and displays the wide range of colours and textures of this material.

September 26 - October 22, 1995(part two)
The passionate art of Utamaro
Kitagawa Utamaro (?1754-1806) is the pivotal artist of the Ukiyo-e school. This exhibition draws from public and private collections worldwide to present a never-before-seen selection of over five hundred works in all media and formats including most of the rare hanging scroll paintings, woodblock prints and illustrated books.

early November - January 1996
Watercolours and Woodblock prints from Zhejiang

Lady David Gallery / Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
School of Oriental and African Studies
53 Gordon Square
London WC1H 0PD
Tel: +44-171-3873909
Fax: +44-171- 3835163

September 5, 1995 - February 29, 1996
Flawless Porcelains
Imperial ceramics from the reign of the Chenghua Emperor.

Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL
Tel: +44-171-9388500
Fax: +44-171-9388458
Tuesday to Sunday 10.00-17.50 hrs, Monday 12.00-17.50 hrs.

November 22, 1995 - February 18, 1996
The Peaceful Conquerors - Jain Art from India
Jainism has been continuously practised in India since the 6th century BC, and is the third major religion to originate there together with Hinduism and Buddhism. This travelling exhibition will present some of the finest examples of Indian sculpture and painting produced in the Jain tradition spanning a period of over 2000 years and will be the first exhibition of Jain art in the West.

Museum of Modern Art
30 Pembrooke Street
Oxford OX1 1BP
Tel: +44-1865-722733

October 1 - December 20, 1995
Heri Dono - Artist in Residence

Ashmolean Museum
Beaumontstreet
Oxford OX1 2PH
Tel: +44-1865-278000
Fax: +44-1865-278018

September 7 - November 5, 1995
Modern Chinese Prints by Liu Huiming

The Burrell Collection
2060 Pollokshaws Road
Glasgow G43 1AT
Tel: +44-41-6497151
Fax: +44-41-6360086
Monday to Saturday 10.00-17.00 hrs, Sunday 11.00-17.00 hrs.

Permanent collection
Art objects from the ancient civilizations of Iraq, Egypt, Greece, Italy, the Orient and from Medieval Europe.

Hong Kong

Gallery La Vong
Fine Contemporary Vietnamese Art
One Lan Kwai Fong 13/F
Central Hong Kong
Tel: +852-2286-9686/6682
Fax: +852-2286-9689
Monday - Saturday 10.30-18.30 hrs.

Permanent exhibition
Work of Vietnamese artists among whom Nguyen Tu Ngiem (born 1922).

Hong Kong Arts Centre
5/F no. 2 Harbour Road
Wan Chai
Tel: +852-28020679
Fax: +852-28020798

February 23 - March 14, 1996
Weatherreport
Artworks by twenty young artists from Asia and The Netherlands

India

The National Gallery of Modern Art
Jaipur House
India Gate
New Delhi
Tel: +91-11-382835

December 9, 1995 - January 8, 1996
Exhibition of artworks of Dutch and Indian artists
See article.

Indonesia

Erasmushuis
(Dutch Embassy)
Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said, Kavel S-3
Kuningan
Jakarta 12950
Tel:+62-21-512321

October 18 - November 8, 1995
Weatherreport
Artworks by twenty young artists from Asia and the Netherlands

The Netherlands

Rijksmuseum
Hobbemastraat 22
P.O. Box 74888
1070 DN Amsterdam
Tel: +31-20-6732121
Fax: +31-20-6798146
Daily: 10.00 - 17.00 hrs

Until January 1996
A selection of objects of art from the Far East, mainly sculptures from China.

Royal Tropical Institute
Mauritskade 63
1092 AD Amsterdam
Tel: +31-20-5688711

October 27, 1995, 20.30 hrs
Divali party (feast of the light).

October 28, 1995, 20.00 hrs
India classical: Shujaat Hussain Khan, sitar

Tropenmuseum
Linaeusstraat 2
1092 CK Amsterdam
Tel: +31-20-5688418
Fax: +31-20-5688331
Monday - Friday: 10.00 - 17.00 hrs
Saturday, Sunday: 12.00 - 17.00 hrs

Semi-Permanent exhibitions
The life of people in the tropics: South-East Asia department: New dept. about People and cultures in South East asia, especially Indonesia.
October - December 1995
Modern Indonesian Photography
About 70 photo's by 5 prominent photographers will be shown

October - December 1995
Nihal Fernando, Sri Lanka
The nestor of the contemporary photography in Sri Lanka shows his work for the first time in the Museum of the Tropics.

Foundation for Indian Artists / Galerie Schoo
Fokke Simonszstraat 10 / Lijnbaansgracht
1017 TG Amsterdam
Tel: +31-20-6231547
Fax: +31-20-6231547
Tuesday - Saturday 13.00-18.00 hrs
1st Sunday of the Month: 14.00-17.00 hrs

October 7 - November 15, 1995
Parekh & Manisha Gera, Work on Paper and Gouaches
Art exhibitions of Indian artists

Stichting De Nieuwe Kerk
Gravenstraat 17
1017 NL Amsterdam
Tel: +31-20-6268168
Fax: +31-20-6226649

December 15, 1995 - April 15, 1996
Buddha's of Siam
Treasures of art from the Kingdom Thailand
Several monumental and serene sculptures of Buddhaas well as ceremonial objects an relics from Stupa's and Pagodes give an impression of the complexe culture of Buddhism in Thailand, the old kingdom of Siam. These unique objects of art from the Royal treasure chambers date from the second millenium before Christ up to the 19th century.

Stedelijk Museum Bureau
Rozenstraat 59
1016 NN Amsterdam
Tel: +31-20-4220471

April - May, 1996
Exhibition of artworks of Dutch and Indian artists.
(see article)

Museum Bronbeek
Velperweg 147
6824 MB Arnhem
Tel: +31-26-3840840
Fax: +31-26-3840890
Tuesday - Sunday: 9.00 - 17.00 hrs
Closed on Monday

Permanent exhibition
Visualization of the Dutch colonial past, emphasizing the history of the Dutch Colonial Army (KNIL).

Indonesië Museum Nusantara
St. Agathaplein 1
2611 HR Delft
Tel: +31-15-2602358
Fax: +31-15-2138744
Daily: 10.00-17.00 hrs.
Sunday 13.00-17.00 hrs

Permanent exhibition
Empire of Treasures Nusantara (Schattenrijk Nusantara)

"The White Lady"
(Multi-cultural building)
Emmasingel
Eindhoven
Information:
Tel: +31-20-6686178

December 16 - 29, 1995
The skin of the White Lady
100 international artists participate in a project in the Netherlands (see highlight).

Groninger Museum
Museumland 1
P.O. Box 90
9700 ME Groningen
Tel: +31-50-3666555
Fax: +31-50-3120815
Tuesday - Sunday: 10.00 - 17.00 hrs
Closed on Monday

Semi-permanent exhibition
"Geldermalsen porcelain" relating to the period of the VOC

Ethnological Museum Gerardus van der Leeuw
Nieuwe Kijk in 't Jatstraat 104
9712 SL Groningen
Tel: +31-50-3635791
Tuesday - Friday: 10.00 - 16.00 hrs
Saturday/Sunday: 13.00 - 17.00 hrs

Permanent exhibition
Ethnographica from Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, the Pacific Islands, New Guinea, Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

November 11, 1995 - January 2, 1996
Tempo Biru, Tempo Baru
Exhibition of work by Saskia Vermeesch and Edith Bonds, who are 'second generation' Indonesian-Dutch people. The exhibition is held in relation to the 50th annivesary of Indonesian Independence.
The Hague
General information
Korte Voorhout 3
2511 CW Den Haag
Tel: +31-70-3565320
Fax: +31-70-3617455

November 30 - December 10, 1995
Festival Indië/Indonesia
In many theaters several cultural activities such as dance, drama, music, and wayang will be presented.

Museum The Princessehof
Grote Kerkstraat 11
8911 DZ Leeuwarden
Tel: +31-58-2127438
Fax: +31-58-2122281
Daily 10.00-17.00 hrs, Sunday 14.00-17.00 hrs.

Permanent collection
Large exhibition of Asian ceramics.

December 8, 1995 - February 25, 1996
The Mongolian Empire during the Yuandynasty (1279-1368)
This exhibition shows the influence of the Mongolians on the various art forms, especially ceramics.

National Museum of Ethnology
Steenstraat 1
2312 BS Leiden
Tel: +31-71-5168800
Fax: +31-71-5128437
Tuesday to Friday: 10.00-17.00 hrs
Saturday, Sunday: 12.00-17.00 hrs
Closed on Monday

During reconstruction activities a long lasting exhibition
Japan a.d. 1850
An exhibition about daily life in Japan about 1850.

January, 1995 - March 31, 1996
Netsuke, Japanese culture in a nutshell
An impression of a large and varied collection of Japanese belt toggles.

January, 1995 - March 31, 1996
Katazome of Noriko Nakamura
An exhibition of patterns printed on clothes

October 6, 1995 - August 25, 1996
Forgotten Islands, the mystery of the Southeast-Moluccas
The culture of the Southeas-Moluccas is still fairly unknown to many. In this exhibition, the visitor will embark on a spectaculair journey into the realm of thought of this group of islands.

December 21, 1995 - March, 1996
Acquisitions resulting from research in Irian Jaya
An exhibition about the changes and continuity in woodcarving of irian jaya, focussing on the Asmat-area.

Galerie Amber
Hooglandsekerkgracht 8
2312 HT Leiden
Tel/Fax: 31-71-5149040

October 16 - November 27, 1995
New Korean Ceramics
The two young Korean ceramists Si Sook Kang (1962) and Kap Sun Hang (1963) show their experimental work, next to artefacts. Both artists are working in Germany from 1990 on. They exposed their work before in Germany, Switserland, Denmark and Austria.

Museum of Ethnology Rotterdam
Willemskade 25
3016 DM Rotterdam
Tel: +31-10-4111055
Fax: +31-10-4118331
Tuesday - Saturday 10.00-17.00 hrs. Sundays and public holidays: 11.00-17.00 hrs.

From April 14 onwards
Enchanted worlds
for children who want to see even more of the world. Children will be able to make a trip through the Netherlands, the world of the islam as well as new worlds which have now been added: the Afro- Caribbean world and Asia.

December 1995 - May 19, 1996
Power & Gold
Jewelery from Indonisia and the Philippines from the collection of the Barbier-Mueller Museum in Geneva (See Highlight)

Kunsthal Rotterdam
Westzeedijk 341
3015 AA Rotterdam
Tel: +31-10-4400321
Fax: +31-10-4367152
Tuesday - Saturday 10.00-17.00 hrs. Sundays and public holidays: 11.00-17.00 hrs.

September 16, 1995 - December 12, 1995
Lombok Treasures, The true story
(See Highlight)

Moluccan Historical Museum
Kruisstraat 313
P.O. Box 13379
3507 LJ Utrecht
Tel: +31-30-2367116
Fax: +31-30-2328967
Tuesday - Sunday: 13.00 - 17.00 hrs
Closed on Monday

Permanent exhibition
Concentrating on the lives of the Moluccans who came to the Netherlands in the 1950s. The exhibition describes their history in the Moluccas and in the Netherlands as well as the process of integration.

Network Non-Western Music
(Netwerk Niet-Westerse Muziek)
Pauwstraat 13a
3512 TG Utrecht
Tel: +31-30-2332876
Fax: +31-30-2315507

December 1995:
Kathakdances from Northern India

Wednesday December 6, 20.30 hrs
Theatre of the city of Zoetermeer (+31-79-3427565)
Thursday December 7, 20.30 hrs
Janskerk (Church), Maastricht (+31-43-3210380)
Friday December 8, 20.30 hrs
Soeterijn Theatre, Amsterdam (+31-20-5688500)
Saturday December 9, 20.15 hrs
Theatre de Evennaar, Rotterdam (+31-10-4111055)
Sunday December 10, 20.30 hrs
RASA Cultural centre, Utrecht (+31-30-2316040)

Museum Terzijde
Schoolstraat 3
4724 BJ Wouw
Tel: +31-0165-303650

March 17 - October 31, 1995
Silk from Indonesia.
Costumes and clothapplication techniques.

Norway

Ethnographic Museum
Frederiksgate 2
0164 Oslo
Tel: +47-22-859300
Fax: +47-22-859960
Tuesday to Sunday: September 15th to May 14th 12.00-15.00 hrs,
May 15th to September 14th 11.00-15.00 hrs.

Permanent collection
From East Asia, Africa, North-America, South-America, Artic, sub- Artic

Poland

The Asia & Pacific Museum
24 Solecstreet
00-403 Warsaw
Tel: +48-22-299268
Fax: +48-2-6219470

January 31 - December 31, 1995
Exhibition: "The World of Vietnamese Art"
at the Nusantara Gallery, 18a Nowogrodzka Street, Warsaw.

May 1995 - onwards
Exhibition: "Contemporary Art and Graphics of Vietnam"
at the Asian Gallery, 5 Freta Street, Warsaw.

Portugal

Museum of Ethnology
Avenida llha da Madeira-ao Restelo
1400 Lisboa
Tel: +351-1-301526415
Fax: +351-1-3013994
Tuesday to Sunday 10.30-18.00 hrs.

Permanent collection
Ethnological collections from Africa, America, Asia, and Europe with a strong focus on Portugal.

Russia

Tsaritsino Palace Museum
1 Rue Doskaia
115569 Moscow
Tel: +7-095-3216366
Fax: +7-095-2414623
Opening time not available

During 1995
The notion of beauty in the works of traditional artists of Middle Asia and the Caucasus.

Slovak Republic

State Gallery of Banská Bystrica
8 Rue Dolna
97450 Banská Bystrica
Tel: +42-88-24167

October, 1995 - January, 1996
The 13th International Triennial of Wood Engraving.

Switzerland

Museum für Völkerkunde und
Schweizerisches Museum für Volkskunde
Augustinergasse 2
PO Box 1048
CH-4001 Basel
Tel: +41-61-2665500
Fax: +41-61-2665605
Untill October 1995: Tuesday - Sunday 10.00-17.00 hrs
From November 1st 1995: Tuesday - Saturday 10.00-12.00 and 14.00- 17.00 hrs; Sunday 10.00-17.00

August 20, 1995 - March 31, 1996
Farewell to Paradise - New views to Bali
Exhibition related to the 50-year independance of Indonesia in co- operation with four Balinese artists: Wayan Sika, Nyoman Erawan, Madé Djirna and Madé Budhiana.

The Baur Collections
8 Rue Munier-Romilly
1206 Genève
Tel: +41-22-3461729
Fax: +41-22-7891845
Tuesday to Sunday 14.00-18.00 hrs.
The Museum will be closed temporarily from June 26 1995 to Spring 1997 due to enlargement of the museum and reconstruction activities.

Barbier-Mueller Museum
10 Rue Calvin
1204 Genève
Tel: +41-22-3120270
Fax: +41-22-3120190
Daily 10.00-17.00 hrs.

Permanent collection
African, Oceanic, Melanesian and American art.

Rietberg Museum
Gablerstrasse 15
8002 Zürich
Tel: +41-1-2024528
Fax: +41-1-2025201
Tuesday to Sunday 10.00-17.00 hrs.

Permanent collection
Indian and Tibetan art, art from Africa and the Pacific, Eskimo and North West American, Indian and pre-Columbian art.

Vietnam

Red River Gallery
71A Nguyen Du Street
Hanoi
Tel: +84-4-229064

Permanent collection
Work of Vietnamese artists Khuc Thanh Binh, Thah Chuong, Dao Tanh Dzuy, Pnam Minh Hai, Dang Xuan Hoa, Tran Luong, Pham Hong Thai, Boa Toan, Truong Tan, Do Minh Tam.

Art Gallery Hien Minh
1st Floor, 44 Dong Khoi Street, Distr. 1
Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84-8-224590

Permanent collection
Work of among others the Vietnamese painter Nguyen Thi Hien.

Galleria Vinh Loi
49 Dhong Koi Street, Distr. 1
Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84-8-222006

Permanent collection
Among others the work of the Vietnamese artist Bui Xuan Phai (1921- 1988).

Vietnam Association of Plastic Arts
Hanoi

November 16 - November 30, 1995
Weatherreport
Artworks by twenty young artists frmo Asia and The Netherlands

Fine Arts Association of Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City

December 8 - December 22, 1995
Weatherreport

The Art Agenda is produced by The Gate Foundation in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Please send all information with regard to activities and events relating to Asian art to:

The Gate Foundation
Herengracht 344
1016 CG Amsterdam
PO Box 814
1000 AV Amsterdam
the Netherlands
Tel: +31-20-6208057
Fax: +31-20-6390762