Docent Training

View lectures and walkthroughs geared to training the Asian Art Museum docents on special exhibitions, works in the Asian Art Museum's collection, and the history of Asia. The Asian Art Museum Docent Program is generously supported by Charles D. and Frances K. Field Fund, Bonhams, and Society for Asian Art.

Engaging Props in Your Docent Tour

Deborah Clearwaters, Asian Art Museum

11-25
25:54

"Indian Avatars by Sanjay Patel" Docent Walkthrough

Qamar Adamjee, Assistant Curator of South Asian Art, gives Asian Art Museum docents a walkthrough of the exhibition, "Deities, Demons, and Dues with 'Staches: Indian Avatars by Sanjay Patel" (on view at the Asian Art Museum from November 11, 2011 - April 12, 2012). For more information: http://www.asianart.org/maharaja/avatars.htm

01-09
22:53

Status Symbols: A Thematic Exploration (9/20/2011)

Jeffrey Durham, Curator of Himalayan Art at the Asian Art Museum, gives a talk to Asian Art Museum docents on "status symbols" in the museum's collection. "Status Symbols" will be a new tour at the Asian Art Museum, beginning Fall 2011.

09-22
01:10:58

The Chinese Scholars' Aesthetic (9/23/2006) - Part II

Robert Mowry, Harvard University

05-25
57:14

The Chinese Scholars' Aesthetic (9/23/2006) - Part I

Robert Mowry, Harvard University

05-25
46:54

Blue & White Porcelains (11/2/2004) - Part II

Robert Mowry, Harvard University

05-24
45:43

Blue & White Porcelains (11/2/2004) - Part I

Robert Mowry, Harvard University

05-24
58:02

Overview of Korean Ceramics (2/18/2006) - Part II

Robert Mowry, Harvard University

05-02
01:02:43

Overview of Korean Ceramics (2/18/2006) - Part I

Robert Mowry, Harvard University

05-02
51:01

Approaching Contemporary Art (3/2/2011)

Allison Harding, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the Asian Art Museum, trains docents on approaching contemporary art.

03-08
40:01

Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance Exhibition Docent Walkthrough (2/23/2011)

Natasha Reichle, Associate Curator of Southeast Asian Art at the Asian Art Museum (AAM) gives the AAM docents a tour of the Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance Exhibition on view at the Asian Art Museum from February 25, 2011-September 11, 2011.

03-02
01:00:54

Bali Exhibition Docent Training Lecture (1/21/2011)

Natasha Reichle, Curator of Southeast Asian Art, gives a talk on the Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance exhibition on view at the Asian Art Museum from February 25-September 11, 2011.

02-01
55:07

Genji Revealed, Genji Transformed (1/7/2011)

David Buchanan, Asian Art Museum Docent

01-11
01:01:11

Southeast Asia Galleries Rotation Docent Walkthrough (12/10/2010)

Natasha Reichle, Associate Curator of South Asian Art at the Asian Art Museum, gives the Asian Art Museum docents a tour of the new object rotations in the museum's Southeast Asia galleries.

12-15
10:51

South Asia Galleries Rotation Docent Walkthrough (12/10/2010)

Asian Art Museum Assistant Curator of South Asian Art, gives the Asian Art Museum docents a tour of the new object rotations in the museum's South Asia galleries. Features Early Modernist prints from South Asia. Features works of art from Bali that complement the exhibition, Bali: Art, Ritual Performance (February 25–September 11, 2011). For more information: http://www.asianart.org/Bali.htm

12-15
35:52

South Asian, West Asian, and Sikh Art Docent Training (10/15/2010)

Qamar Adamjee, Asian Art Museum

10-19
01:00:29

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