Welcome to Saturday University, a monthly lecture series featuring experts from around the world. Gain new insights on Asia throughout time as our visiting scholars, authors, artists, and thought leaders delve into new themes each season.
Dr. Padma Dorje Maitland is the newly-appointed Malavalli Family Foundation Associate Curator of the Art of the Indian Subcontinent at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. He was previously an assistant professor of architectural history, theory, and criticism at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, prior to which he served in curatorial positions at Stanfordâs Cantor Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. He recently curated the exhibition After Hope: Videos of Resistance and edited a forthcoming volume, Art, Hope, Action: Creative Praxis in Pandemic Times. This summer, he was a research fellow with the American Institute for Sri Lanka Studies, where he completed research for a manuscript project on the Hindi travel accounts of Rahul Sankrityayan, Anand Kausalyayan, and Yatri Nagarjun.
More program information to come!
Tickets
$15 public
$10 SAM members & students with ID
Tickets include gallery access