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Slow Down Fast Fashion
Tips and resources to inspire sustainable and slow fashion consumption.
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Tips and resources to inspire sustainable and slow fashion consumption.
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Islam has been an important cultural force in much of Asia for more than five hundred years, and in some parts for more than a thousand. Today, far more Muslims live in other parts of Asia than in the Arab areas of Asia such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.
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An animated map and timeline overview of the rise of the First Emperor and the expansion of the state of Qin in ancient China.
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The exhibition, “Emperors’ Treasures: Chinese Art from the National Palace Museum, Taipei” at the Asian Art Museum (from 6/17-9/18/16) focuses on Chinese imperial taste over more than 1,000 years, during which Chinese political borders changed dramatically. This video highlights some of those changes.
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Tasting Menu is a series that considers connections between Bay Area “foodie” culture and objects in the museum’s collection.
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Students analyze objects from South Asia, West Asia, and China to connect to the travel experiences of ancient merchants and traders, develop an understanding of the breadth of the land and sea trade, and explore how art and ideas travel and change over time and place.
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