Room 47a: South East Asian & Himalayan Art
This room displays a combination of South East Asian and Himalayan art. Some of the finest items in the Himalayan c…
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South & South-East Asia collections: staff & areas of expertise
India & South-East Asia: Staff & Areas of Expertise
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The Arts of Thailand display at the V&A
The historic origins of the V&A's Thai collection lie in acquisitions made largely during the period from the mid 1…
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Buddhist pilgrimage sites: Thailand
Although Mahayana and Vajrayana systems were well established in Thailand by the 6th century, Theravada Buddhism, i…
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Shipwrecked ceramics
Asian ceramics have been the subject of international and inter-Asian trade for over one thousand years. The bulk o…
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Drawings from the Burmese court at Mandalay
This rare album of 48 paintings depicts a range of officials and their wives from the last Burmese court at Mandala…
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Buddhist pilgrimage sites: Cambodia
The city of Angkor was the home of the Khmer kings who ruled an empire that flourished from the 9th-15th century.…
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Poisoned arrows from Assam and Burma
In the Asian Department's Indian & South East Asian collection, some innocuous looking arrows hold a potentially le…
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Buddhist pilgrimage sites: Laos
Theravada Buddhism first reached Laos during the 7th-8th centuries from the early Thai kingdom of Dvaravati. Howeve…
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Linnaeus Tripe
Linnaeus Tripe (1822-1902) is known for his photographs of India and Burma taken in the 1850s. It was the time that nascent photographic processes were advancing, and photography was increasingly recognised for its usefulness in making apparently fast and 'truthful' records.
Henry Cole Lecture 2009
Professor Kim, former Director of the National Museum of Korea and a leading thinker on cultural policy, explores the changing roles of cultural institutions in Korea and other Asian countries rising to the challenge of demonstrating their value to their societies in the post colonial era. This was the 2009 Henry Cole Lecture.
Linnaeus Tripe reading list
Recommended reading about the photographer Linnaeus Tripe
The Mandalay Shrine
The shrine, and its associated group of objects, bring together the skills of several craftsmen and unite them in the service of Buddhism, which was the purpose of a great deal of Burmese art. But although it may be possible to imagine the brilliant surroundings in which the shrine was originally placed as the object of devout adoration, its links with royalty and the symbolism of its design are not immediately obvious.
Linnaeus Tripe related photographers
Linnaeus Tripe related photographers
A gift in your will
You may not have thought of including a gift to a museum in your will, but the V&A is a charity and legacies form an important source of funding for our work. It is not just the great collectors and the wealthy who leave legacies to the V&A. Legacies of all sizes, large and small, make a real difference to what we can do and your support can help ensure that future generations enjoy the V&A as much as you have.
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Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography (HB)
Accompanies a V&A exhibition. Presents the work of 17 South African photographers.
Buy nowEvent - Arts of Asia 11/12
Mon 12 September 2011–Mon 16 July 2012
COURSE: Discover the Arts of Asia, 1500–1900 in this popular Year Course focusing on the rich diversity of artistic traditions found within the vast territories of the Islamic Middle East, South Asia and China. You can book the full course, or select individual terms or days. Mondays, 12 September 2011 – 16 July 2012 (over 3 terms)
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