MYANMAR IN THE WORLD TRADE: Trade, Faith, Empire, Art

This talk by Alexandra Green, Henry Ginsburg Curator for Southeast Asia at the British Museum, presents the concepts behind the British Museum’s forthcoming exhibition on Myanmar, now planned for 2023. This exhibition explores Myanmar’s history, cultures, and methods of interacting cross-culturally, as it opens to the world after half a century of relative isolation, in order to be able to engage with it substantively now and in the future.

The show locates the country within a global narrative of interactions from the Bagan period through to the present day, exploring international engagements in art and culture and arguing that the international nature of Myanmar’s interactions forms a significant aspect of the country’s artistic and cultural expressions. By drawing substantially on collections of Myanmar art in the British Isles, it also acts as a case study for understanding the role of objects in the construction and experience of empire.

To join the meeting, tap on the link  below a little before 7.30pm (GMT) on 4th November 2020.

BBS members have priority. We expect high demand.

To attend and/or share the link with a guest, please advise Barbara Brown on barbaraannebrown@hotmail.co.uk in advance. Please do NOT share the link more widely including on social media.

You need only a screen and a webcam including a microphone – most laptops and tablets have those already built in.