SAM Talks

Saturday University—Myanmar and Its Many Peoples Buddhist Art and Architecture of Myanmar, Boreth Ly October 13, 2012 9:30–11 am Stimson Auditorium

Boreth Ly Assistant Professor of Art History, University of California, Santa Cruz.

The ancient city of Pagan (or Bagan) was capital of the Pagan Kingdom, and its plains were the site of building over 10,000 Buddhist temples, stupas and monasteries from the 11th to 13th centuries, during a period when several forms of Buddhism coexisted. Over 2200 temples survive and are a top site for visitors. Professor Ly introduces their architectural innovations, exceptional masonry, and sculpture.

Other lectures in this series:
Sept 22 : Myanmar in 2012
Sept 29: Imagining Myanmar: Conquest, Collapse, and the Struggle for Community
Oct 6: People of Myanmar in the Pacific Northwest: Strength, Struggle and Spirit
Oct 13 : Buddhist Art and Architecture of Myanmar
Oct 20: Performing Ethnicity in Myanmar
Oct 27: Buddhist Activism in Myanmar
Nov 3: The Upland Peoples of Southeast Asia: Evading States for More Than Two Millennia
Nov 10: Journalism in Myanmar
Nov 17: From the Field: Conversations with Partners Asia
Dec 1: TBA

Members: $5.00
Adults: $10.00

SAM member series: $43
Nonmember series: $86