Japanese Art Deco and the Global Aesthetic

Japanese Art Deco and the Global Aesthetic

Andrew Connors, Curator of Art, Albuquerque Museum May 10, 2015 (Sun), 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. ABQ Museum of Art & History Are you looking for an unconventional way to celebrate Mother’s Day? Come to the Albuquerque Museum to enjoy an afternoon of art and music. ...
South Korea: The Rise to Globalism

South Korea: The Rise to Globalism

Dr. Charles Armstrong, Columbia University May 3, 2015 (Sun) 3:00 – 5:00 p.m UNM Continuing Education Conference Center Until the close of the twentieth century, Korea had never in its modern history been a major economic or political force in the East Asian...
North Korea: Witness to Transformation

North Korea: Witness to Transformation

Dr. Stephan Haggard, University of California – San Diego April 19, 2015 (Sun) 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. UNM Continuing Education Conference Center In his talk Stephan Haggard will outline a path-breaking new approach to North Korea, based on a large-scale and...
Russian Leaders: from Gorbachev to Putin

Russian Leaders: from Gorbachev to Putin

Dr. Marina Oborotova, CFIS-AIA April 12, 2015 (Sun) 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. ABQ Museum of Art & History Russia is in the news again, and will stay there for as long as we can see. We need to look at the country again trying to understand its political trajectory...
Japan – Grand Strategy and the Future of East Asia

Japan – Grand Strategy and the Future of East Asia

Dr. Richard Samuels, MIT March 20, 2015 (Fri) 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. UNM Continuing Education Conference Center For the past sixty years, the U.S. government has assumed that Japan’s security policies would reinforce American interests in Asia. The political and...

The Traveling Tea Leaf – A Global Journey

Robin Scala, The Fragrant Leaf March 8, 2015 (Sun) 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Albuquerque Museum of Art & History Since its discovery over 2,500 years ago in China, tea has influenced cultures and societies around the world. Throughout history, the pursuit of the...