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Panel on Museum Studies: Politics, Preservation, and Public Education at the Asian Art Museum. ORIAS Teacher Workshop on Visible Power: Art in National Life Deborah Clearwaters, Director of Education, Asian Art Museum.
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Panel on Museum Studies: Politics, Preservation, and Public Education at the Asian Art Museum ORIAS Teacher Workshop on Visible Power: Art in National Life Deborah Clearwaters, Director of Education, Asian Art Museum Flickr photos: Jade Buddha by Jeremy80 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremy80/3634359167/); grand stairs by kimbar (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimbar/2876931047/); “Homage to Atisha” by Tony DeVarco (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonydevarco/3482806835/)
Left: Nob Hill Gazette photo of Samurai gala co-chairs Letitia and Bill Kim (http://www.nobhillgazette.com/content/2009/May). Right: Lunar New Year Celebration, photo AAM.
Former mission until 1994 • to make Asia accessible through the conservation, research, documentation, interpretation, collection, and display of Asian art of the highest quality. • Its special exhibitions and varied education programs enhance the public’s knowledge and appreciation of the arts of Asia, thereby establishing a bridge of international cultural understanding between the peoples of the East and West.
Mission (since 1994) The museum is a public institution whose mission is to lead a diverse global audience in discovering the unique material, aesthetic, and intellectual achievements of Asian art and culture.
Politics & Controversy in Museums US Military to Hand Over Ur to the government of Iraq (http://antiquitieswatch.wordpress.com/)
Common Issues • Where’d you get your stuff? You should give it back. • Why are you showing that!? • Why is the greatness of my people not shown? • You call that art? • If you don’t exhibit my collection the way I want you to you wont get my money/stuff • How could you build that monstrosity?
Why are you showing that!? Stories of the Shinto deity Hachiman and shrines dedicated to him, Japan, 1389 , Handscroll; Ink and colors on paper. Asian Art Museum, the Avery Brundage Collection, B64D6
Kris’ by Marshall Astor (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifeontheedge/246773466/); Southeast Asian galleries by zachdb . (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachdb/503491700/). Other photos AAM
How could you build that monstrosity? Piazonni Murals by Steweyclaire (http://www.flickr.com/photos/claireclaireyton/2966309190/). Loggia by maxpixpix (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxpixpix/1431478602/)
How could you build that monstrosity? Old de Young http://www.tfaoi.com/newsmu/nmus5f.htm New de Young by Michael Layefsky (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ml_kap/2331541878/)