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Jijang Siwangdo 지장 시왕도, detail — Jijang Siwangdo 지장 시왕도, detail © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Jürgen Liepe CC BY-SA 4.0

Going Through Hell

Concepts of the Afterlife in Korea During the Goryeo Period (918–1392)

Humboldt Forum

24.04.2025 to October 2025

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Lilies, detail, from the series „Big Flowers“, Edo period, ca. 1833. Polychrome woodblock print — Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Lilies, detail, from the series „Big Flowers“, Edo period, ca. 1833. Polychrome woodblock print Photo credit: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / courtesy Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto

Elegant Blossoms

Flora and fauna in Arts of Japan

Humboldt Forum

26.03.2025 to 09.06.2025

Portrait of prince Corgiyamz‘an (wartime loss), Qing dynasty (1644 – 1911), 1776, detail, original painting: hanging scroll, reproduction from glass plate — Portrait of prince Corgiyamz‘an (wartime loss), Qing dynasty (1644 – 1911), 1776, detail, original painting: hanging scroll, reproduction from glass plate © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum

The Ziguangge: Hall of Purple Splendor

Event Venue, Heroes’ Gallery and Theatre of War

Humboldt Forum

28.08.2024 to 31.08.2026

Signed Shen Zhou (1427 – 1509), Crossing the river in wind and rain, detail of a handscroll, Qing dynasty (1644 – 1911), 19th c. ? — Signed Shen Zhou (1427 – 1509), Crossing the river in wind and rain, detail of a handscroll, Qing dynasty (1644 – 1911), 19th c. ? Image credit: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst

Jinshixue: The Study of Ancient Artifacts and the Material Residues of the Past, Part 2

Humboldt Forum

12.03.2025 to 15.09.2025

Buddha (Pakistan, 2--3. century) in the module "Buddhist Art in South Asia. Stupas, Buddhas,
Bodhisattvas" of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst in the Humboldt Forum — Buddha (Pakistan, 2--3. century) in the module "Buddhist Art in South Asia. Stupas, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas" of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst in the Humboldt Forum © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Alexander Schippel

Ethnological Collections and Asian Art

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Symposium „Provenance of Asian Art: A Collaborative Workshop and Symposium“ in Washington, D.C. — © Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA)

Provenance Research: Continuation of the Collaboration Between the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum für Asiatische Kunst and the Zentralarchiv

The Collaborative Museum

© URA Architects & Engineers / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / David von Becker

Forging New Paths in Transcultural Museum Work

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View of the east façade of the Humboldt Forum in the Berlin Palace and the Berlin Cathedral — View of the east façade of the Humboldt Forum in the Berlin Palace and the Berlin Cathedral © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Alexander Schippel

Humboldt Forum in the Berlin palace

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Ascetics with Visitors, Murshidabad, ca. 1750-60, from an Indian album of Archibald Swinton, I 5004, fol. 25 (7) — Ascetics with Visitors, Murshidabad, ca. 1750-60, from an Indian album of Archibald Swinton, I 5004, fol. 25 (7) © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Martin Franken

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Seated Buddha – The First Sermon in Sarnath, China, 7th–8th century AD — Seated Buddha – The First Sermon in Sarnath, China, 7th–8th century AD © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Jürgen Liepe

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Vishnu, detail, South India, 8th–9th century AD © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, digital reproduction: Jester Blank GbR — Vishnu, South India, 8th–9th century AD © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, digital reproduction: Jester Blank GbR

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