Free after museum admission and open to the public. Light refreshments. SACHI Annual Meeting will be held 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. in the Education Classrooms, Ground Floor, Asian Art Museum Hullabaloo over Georgie and Bonnie’s Pictures (1978) Run time: 85 minutes (cover image) Victor Bannerjee plays a young Maharaja named George, while Aparna Sen portrays […]
Music & Dance from the Courts of North India in a Thumri-Kathak Performance by vocalist Dhanashree Pandit Rai and Kathak dancer Keka Sinha Accompanied by artists Arshad Syed on the tabla and Vivek Datar on the harmonium Thursday, January 19, 2012 7 – 9 p.m. Samsung Hall, Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco […]
Asian Art Museum celebrates the Royal Family of Travancore Saturday February 25, 2012, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., Samsung Hall Free after museum admission Her Highness Princess Gouri Parvathi Bayi of the Travancore Royal Family will introduce the history of her family–an illustrious dynasty that governed, using a sacred concept of trusteeship, one of the most […]
Society for Art & Cultural Heritage of India invites you to A Royal Legacy: Conversation with jewelry artist designer Jyosna Singh Chawla Thursday, October 25, 3-5 p.m. Home of Anna Spudich, 3035 Country Club Court, Palo Alto, CA 94304 RSVP required, info@sachi.org; 510.583.1403; limited seating; Admission Free Seventy-five years ago Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala […]
Free after museum admission A Film by Sankalp Meshram This National award winning film by director Sankalp Meshram attempts to portray the freshness, dynamism, and contemporary quality of a classical dance form like Bharatanatyam. It explores the artistic and aesthetic world of Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer Alarmel Valli. Internationally acclaimed for her distinctive dance style, […]
Join us for a Special Event at the Asian Art Museum An Indian Way of Seeing: The Art of Raja Ravi Varma A lecture presentation by Robert J. Del Bontà Image: Ravi Varma, Kadambari, chromolithograph. Ravi Varma Press, ca. 1900. Robert J. Del Bontà collection
A festive musical evening over tea, wine, and refreshments. SACHI, Society for Art & Cultural Heritage of India and Mrs. Sarla Mishra and Ms. Vinati Mishra invite you to a special Diwali Celebration. The Hindu Festival of Deepavali–the dazzling Festival of Lights, is a season of prosperity, abundance and well being, signifying the joyous and […]
Author Anne Cherian was born and raised in India. Her Jewish mother, the granddaughter of a rabbi, grew up in Berkeley, and her father was a Jacobite Syrian Christian from India. During her youth, Cherian’s close circle of friends included Baghdadi and Bene Israel Jews. In 1982, she was finally able to meet her mother’s […]
The Mahabharata: An Indian Epic Poem Retold by a modern Vyasa, Jean-Claude Carrière Sunday, March 17, 2013 from 1-3:30 p.m. Samsung Hall, Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco Author, actor and legendary screenwriter, Jean-Claude Carrière gives Bay Area audiences a simple but powerful, one-man rendition of the story of The Mahabharata in the […]
Search for Identity in Asian American Art by Dr. Mary Ann Milford-Lutzker Professor of Art History and Carver Professor of East Asian Studies, Mills College Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 at 2 p.m. Education Classroom Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco SACHI and the Asian Art Museum invite you to an illustrated talk discussing […]
