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Asian art highlighting varied artistic traditions, from ancient
times to the present. Highlights include: Chinese paintings,
Japanese lacquer, Indian sculpture, Korean ceramics, Islamic
metalware, Whistler’s Peacock Room, Chinese jades and bronzes,
ancient Iranian silver, Persian manuscripts, modern Japanese
ceramics |
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Archaeology
and Ancient Cultures |
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Role of games as social and cultural activities in the
diverse societies of pre-modern Asia in this playful interactive |
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Explores how ancient Yemen grew fabulously wealthy because
of the caravan trade routes of frankincense and myrrh |
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Neolithic times through 1911 |
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Follow in the footsteps of the Mughal Emperors of the
Indian subcontinent |
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Ancient history of the Middle East through its coinage |
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The oldest human-form statues ever found in the Near
East |
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More than 100 objects provide a rich archaeological view
of the ancient Asian country Colchis—land of the
Golden Fleece |
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Inscriptions from the National Museum of Saudi Arabia |
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Description and history of the Moluccan island of Ternate
in the 1880s Includes information about the Ternatese
language |
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The Ainu, the only native people of Japan, have long fascinated
western scientists, and the Japanese themselves |
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The work of poster designers and printers just after the
Occupation began |
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The Chinese American experience |
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A look at the lasting friendship these gifts forged |
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Religion and Spiritual Traditions |
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Six aspects of the Indian goddess Devi |
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Examples from the holdings of Buddhist art in the Freer
and Sackler galleries |
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The enduring influence of Buddha and Buddhism in the context
of various world religions today (78min audio) |
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Documents the creation of a sacred sand painting for healing
and protection |
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This online publication aims to "revisit" a historically important scientific expedition from today's perspective of 80 years later |
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Follows marine biologists on a research expedition to
the remote Galápagos Islands |
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Smithsonian scientists explore the deep reaches of the
Southwestern Pacific |
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Marine specimens collected by the United States Bureau
of Fisheries in the Philippine Islands from 1907 to 1910 |
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The story of a contemporary culture living totally in
sync with the natural environment |
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