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Exhibitions Events Children's Events MahJong Past Exhibitions Future Exhibitions MEAA Martial Arts	Events Please note all events require advance booking of five days unless otherwise stated. You can book a place at any of our events at the Museum shop, over the phone or via email to info@meaa.org.uk All workshops include free admission to the Museum! Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times JUNE 2009 Wednesday 3rd June Revealing Yoshiwara 5.30 - 7.30pm Author Gina Collia-Suzuki has had an interest in Japanese art, most especially woodblock prints, since researching the woodblock prints of Kitagawa Utamaro under the guidance of renowned Ukiyo-e scholar Jack Hillier. Gina devoted herself to the study of Utamaro’s prints, eventually concentrating her research on the specific subjects portrayed in his work which culminated in the publication of her book “Utamaro Revealed” in 2008.     Gina has previously talked at the Museum of East Asian Art on the subject of ill-fated lovers in Utamaro’s prints, focusing on some of the intriguing tales behind some of the images portrayed.     For “Yoshiwara Revealed” Gina will be talking about the women who worked in the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter, from the highest ranking courtesans to the lowest ranking prostitutes from the moatside brothels. She will take a look at the day to day operations of the quarter, its various festivals and celebrations, as well as the men who frequented the area in search of a good time, all illustrated with designs by Utamaro, Hiroshige, Koryusai and other Ukiyo-e artists. Cost £5 (£4 for MEAA Friends) – please book 5 days in advance. Friday 5th June Handling Session 2.00 - 3.00pm In conjunction with our Retrospective exhibitions, Curator Michel Lee hosts this session with the Museum's handling collection. Free with admission – please book 5 days in advance. Sunday 7th June MAHJONG CLUB    2.00 - 4.00pm Mahjong is a game for four players which originated in China.  It involves skill, strategy and a degree of luck!  We welcome beginners and advanced players. Cost £5 (£4 for MEAA Friends) – please book 5 days in advance. Haiku at the MEAA Caroline Heaton will lead a series of Haiku workshops in June. The sessions will be inspired by the Museum’s collections, including a short talk and tour with the Museum curator. The theme will be built upon over the three sessions, however they can also be treated as standalone sessions for anyone wishing to participate in only one class. After a peripatetic childhood in Europe, Caroline grew up in North London.  She combined a career as a professional librarian with freelance writing as a journalist, reviewer and publisher’s reader.  She is the co-editor, with Christine Park, of “Close Company – Stories of Mothers and Daughters” and “Caught in a Story – Contemporary Fairytales and Fables”.  Caroline also recently published a Chinese fable for children.  Her poetry appears in “Sparks – New Writing from Bath Spa University” and she currently works as a writer and poetry tutor. Caroline recently collaborated on a Chinese poetry event at the Museum of East Asian Art with writer and interpreter Yu Yan Chen, for The Bath Literature Festival. She has also worked with the Museum on previous occasions – leading both Haiku and Renga workshops. Wednesday 10th June Haiku Session 1 10.30am - 12noon Wednesday 17th June Haiku Session 2 10.30am - 12noon Wednesday 24th June Haiku Session 3 10.30am - 12noon Cost – all sessions must be booked 5 days in advance. 1 Session:        £6    (£5 for Friends of MEAA) 3 Sessions:    £15    (£12 for Friends of MEAA). JULY 2009 Our July events are all part of the Council for British Archaeology's Festival of Archaeology Saturday 18th July - Sunday 2nd August ARCHAEOLOGY TRAIL Family friendly self-guided learning trail with an archaeological theme. Free with admission – pick up a trail booklet on admission Wednesday 22nd July HANDLING SESSION 12.30 – 1.30pm As part of the Festival of Archaeology, Museum of East Asian Art curator Michel Lee hosts a handling session with a selected number of museum objects. Free with admission - please book 5 days in advance. Tuesday 28th July TERRACOTTA WARRIORS WORKSHOP 2.00 – 4.00pm Family friendly drop-in workshop.  Created more than 2000 years ago, Terracotta Warriors guard the tomb of China's first Emperor.  Learn more about tomb guardians and make your own to take home. Cost £5 (£4 for MEAA Friends) – no need to book. Wednesday 29th July ARCHAEOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP 2.00 – 4.00pm Learn the basics of archaeological illustration (the drawing of archaeological artefacts for recording and publishing), in this practical session using the Museum's handling collection.  Ages 10 + Cost £5 (£4 for MEAA Friends) – no need to book. AUGUST 2009 Tuesday 4th - Sunday 9th August SUMMER ACTIVITY ZONE! Family friendly activity zone in the Museum's Education Room, complete with craft activities and a reading area.   Parental supervision required. Free with admission Monday 17th - Friday 21st August ARTS OF EAST ASIA SUMMER SCHOOL Join us this summer at the Museum of East Asian Art for 5 days of art classes.  You will learn about and tackle brush painting, print making and sketch objeccts from the collection. Ages 11 to 16 Cost £25 per child for 5 day summer school Must be booked 10 days in advance Sunday 30th August SHAKUHACHI CONCERT 5.30 – 6.30pm Expert Japanese "flute" player Stephanie Hiller presents this concert of beautifully arranged music to entertain on a lovely summer evening. There will also be a complimentary glass of wine or juice for members of the audience. Stephanie has been playing the Shakuhachi for over 20 years, having started to learn it whilst studying for a music degree at Dartington College of Arts in the 1980s.  Over the years the shakuhachi has become a valuable tool in Stephanie's spiritual growth and she uses it as part of the Sound Therapy sessions she offers. Cost £8 (£6 for MEAA Friends) – please book 5 days in advance. SEPTEMBER 2009 Friday 11th September CURIOUS OBJECTS, HIDDEN GEMS 10.00am – 12.30pm Why not bring your curious objects along to the Museum to see if we can identify them.   Free with admission - no need to book. Saturday 12th September INK PAINTING WORKSHOP 3.00pm – 4.00pm Drop-in children's workshop.  Come grind your own ink, practice calligraphy and try your hand at painting some popular East Asian motifs, such as bamboo and lilies in this fun ink painting session. Cost £5 (£4 for MEAA Friends) – no need to book. Sunday 20th September CHINESE POETRY: MYTH AND LEGEND 5.30 – 6.30pm Poet Yu Yan Chen presents this fascinating hour of poetry appreciation, looking at myths in Chinese poetry, with a selection of readings and observations. Born in a fishing village in China, Yu Yan Chen grew up in New York City and has previously worked as a research analyst on Wall Street, interned for UN Radio, produced a short film and interpreted for Chinese writers in the 2006 and 2007 World Voices Festival.  As a translator and interpreter, she writes poetry in pursuit of a balance between her inner struggle and her outer exploration.  Her poems have appeared in the New York Quarterly. Cost £6 (£5 for MEAA Friends) – please book 5 days in advance.	12 Bennett Street Bath BA1 2QJ t: 01225 464640 f: 01225 461718
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