A Brief History of Samurai Armor
Grade Level:
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Resource Type:
Video
Duration:
0:05:30
Description:
Learn about samurai armor by exploring artworks in the Asian Art Museum's collection.
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A Space for the Imagination: Tales and Tropes in Manga, Anime, and Pop Culture
Grade Level:
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Resource Type:
Video
Duration:
01:36:31
Description:
Andrea Horbinski of the UC Berkeley History–Social Science Project, gives a talk to teachers at the Japan Teacher Institute at the Asian Art Museum on Japanese history, folktales, anime, and more.
After the War Blues: The Racialization of Japanese Americans
Grade Level:
College and Beyond
Resource Type:
Video
Duration:
01:26:25
Description:
Warning: Contains explicit language. Join influential playwright Philip Kan Gotanda to get the inside scoop on the ideas and inspirations behind his groundbreaking body of work, including his play, After the War Blues.
Amaterasu, The Sun Goddess
Grade Level:
Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5)
Resource Type:
Video
Duration:
0:08:50
Description:
Asian Art Museum Storyteller, Liz Nichols, tells a Japanese story about Amaterasu, the sun goddess, in the museum's Japan galleries.
An Introduction to Japanese Buddhism
Grade Level:
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Resource Type:
Video
Duration:
0:1:12:03
Description:
Professor Robert Sharf, University of California, Berkeley, discusses Japanese Buddhism at the Medieval Japan Teacher Institute at the Asian Art Museum.
Ancient Temples of Nara
Grade Level:
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Resource Type:
Video
Duration:
0:05:20
Description:
Explore Nara's ancient Buddhist art and architecture.
Anju, from the Far World (after seven paintings by Fuyuko Matsui)
Grade Level:
High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Resource Type:
Video
Description:
Mari L'Esperance reads a poem she wrote in response to seven paintings by Fuyuko Matsui in the exhibition Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past (on view at the Asian Art Museum from May 18–September 2, 2012). This presentation was part of MATCHA. Co-presented by Litquake.
Arts of Japan (iTunes U)
Grade Level:
College and Beyond
Resource Type:
Video
Duration:
A series of lectures in two parts (approx. 45 minutes per part)
Description:
In this lecture series, Mary-Ann Milford of Mills College and Lewis Lancaster of UC Berkeley discuss the arts of Japan.
Arts of Korea and Japan (iTunes U)
Grade Level:
College and Beyond
Resource Type:
Video
Duration:
A series of lectures in two parts (approx. 45 minutes per part)
Description:
Learn more about the arts of Korea and Japan through lectures by renowned scholars.
Asia's Storied Traditions (iTunes U)
Grade Level:
College and Beyond
Resource Type:
Video
Duration:
A series of lectures (about 45 min. per part)
Description:
This lecture series, organized by the Society for Asian Art, explores narrative using Asian art—how myths, legends, histories and moral precepts have been transmitted through visual means. Topics range from sculptural reliefs and murals used to educate pilgrims at famous religious sites to works created primarily for entertainment. Contemporary storytelling is also addressed via lectures on Bollywood and manga produced by San Francisco's Henry Yoshitaka Kiama.