Symposium on scientific Research in the Field of Asian Art

Scientific Research in the Field of Asian Art:
Topics in Ancient Metallurgy
Freer Gallery
October 28-29, 2010

To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the publication of The Freer Chinese Bronzes, by J. Rutherford Gettens, the Fifth Forbes Symposium on Scientific Research in the Field of Asian Art will be dedicated to the discussion of topics in Asian metallurgy. The symposium, organized by the Department of Conservation and Scientific Research of the Freer and Sackler Galleries, will be held at the Freer Gallery on October 28-29, 2010.

A preliminary program and registration (coming soon) can be found on
the internet at the website.

Questions regarding the symposium may be addressed to:

Forbes Symposium 2010/DCSR
Freer Gallery of Art/Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Smithsonian Institution, MRC 707
PO Box 37012
Washington DC 20013 7012
USA
dcsr@si.edu

Support for the symposium is provided by the Edward W. Forbes Fund.