Ceremonies and Celebrations Exhibition at the USC Pacific Asia Museum

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The USC Pacific Asia Museum upcoming exhibition, Ceremonies and Celebrations: Textile Treasures from the USC Pacific Asia Museum Collection, will be opening on September 14, 2018. Pieces in this exhibition were drawn from the museum's collection of over 2,700 costumes and textiles from China, Korea, Japan, India, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Ceremonies and Celebrations explores gender and textile production; how textiles identify gender roles and social status; and how textiles are used in religions across Asia.

There will also be a discussion with curator Rebecca Hall on the Religious Textiles of Southeast Asia on Saturday, September 15th at 1pm. More information about that can be found here.

More information about this upcoming exhibition can be found here.

Man’s Formal Court Robe China, c. 1800 Silk satin; silk and metallic thread; metal buttons USC Pacific Asia Museum Collection Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hake 1990.38.1

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