Lectures and Seminars
Eyes of Pride, Cascade of Feathers: Peacocks in Symmetry Across Asia
23 April 2026, 7PM - 8PM Ixora Room, Peranakan MuseumThis talk explores how peacock imagery appears across time and place, from the legendary Peacock Throne commissioned by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628–58) to the Japanese-inspired Peacock Room (1877) by American artist James McNeill Whistler.
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The Peacock Moves West: From Babylon to Rome
15 January 2026, 7PM-8PM, Ixora Room, Peranakan MuseumThis talk explores the earliest westward movements of peafowl from the Indian subcontinent to the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
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Collecting batiks by the Oeij family of Pekalongan
23 January 2025, 7PM - 8PMThis talk is organised in conjunction with Batik Nyonyas: Three Generations of Art and Entrepreneurship, at the Peranakan Museum, from 11 October 2024 to 31 August 2025.
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Entrepreneurship and the batik industry in Pekalongan
27 November 2024, 7 to 8pmThis talk examines the development of Pekalongan’s batik industry in the context of Indonesia’s quest for independence, as well as shifting market forces within the nation and beyond.
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