Museum of East Asian Art
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| Museum of East Asian Art | |
  Shown within Somerset
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| Established | 1993 |
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| Location | Bath, Somerset |
| Director | Ailsa Laxton |
| Website | Museum web site |
The Museum of East Asian Art is in Bennett Street, Bath, Somerset, England.
The museum is in a restored Georgian house.
It houses a collection of ceramics, jades, bronzes and bamboo carvings from China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia. In total there are of almost 2,000 objects, ranging in date from c.5000 BC to the present day.[1] The exhibits started from the collection of Brian McElney OBE, a retired solicitor who practised in Hong Kong for over 35 years, which has since been expanded.
As well as the permanent collection, there is an exhibitions and events programme which includes guided tours, handling sessions and workshops, designed to support the museums role as an educational charity.
[edit] References
- ^ Free public lecture: Discover Bath’s Museum of East Asian Art. University of Bath. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
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