About the Symposium
The Rijksmuseum has organized a special exhibition Asian Bronze: 4000 Years of Beauty (September 26, 2024 – January 12, 2025) which focuses on bronze as a material, revealing how it was used by artists and artisans for different purposes over the last 4000 years in Asia. The symposium invites experts on East-, South- and Southeast-Asian art & archaeology, conservation & scientific research and artist techniques to present talks related to the exhibition themes, including materiality, exchange, and fabrication techniques of bronze works. Read more about the exhibition