CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS WEEKEND

Encounters of language, music, dance and the visual arts, a grand finale weekend.

SATURDAY 4 DECEMBER
Interactive Storytelling for families
11.00, 12.00, 14.00 & 15.00 South Asia, Room 41
Inspired by key characters from the exhibition

Workshops and Performances
Gamalan Music
11.30-13.00 Lecture Theatre

Performances
Malaysian Cultural Performance
14.00-15.30 Lecture Theatre

Indian Dance
14.30 & 16.30 Raphael, Room 48a

Talks
History of Chinese in Britain
12.00-13.00 Seminar Room 1
With Stephen Ng

Stories Behind Words
14.00-15.00 British Galleries, Norfolk House Music Room
How did words like juggernaut and mulligatawny get into the English dictionary? With dictionary specialist Martin Manser

SUNDAY 5 DECEMBER
Live Re-creation of Scene from 1765
11.00-17.00 South Asia, Room 41
Watch Captain Foote sitting for a portrait to commemorate his Indian connections

Interactive Storytelling for families
11.00, 12.00, 14.00 & 15.00 South Asia, Room 41
Inspired by key characters from the exhibition

Workshops
Asian Doll Dressing for families
11.00-13.00 & 14.00-16.00 Seminar Room 3

Fan Making Workshop for families
11.00-13.00 & 14.00-16.00 Education Studio

Fan Fashion and History - talk
13.00-14.00 Education Studio

Fan Fashion Promenade
16.00-17.00 Grand Entrance

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