Museum of East Asian Art

Museum of East Asian Art

Infobox Museum
name = Museum of East Asian Art


established = 1993
location = Bath, Somerset
map_type=Somerset
latitude= 51.3794
longitude= -2.3670
visitors =
curator = Michel Lee
website = [http://www.meaa.org.uk/ Museum web site]

The Museum of East Asian Art is in Bennett Street, Bath, Somerset, England.

The museum is in a restored Georgian house.

It houses a collection of ceramics, jades, bronzes and bamboo carvings from China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia. In total there are of almost 2,000 objects, ranging in date from c.5000 BC to the present day. [cite web |url=http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/2007/2/21/gulp-laxton.html |title=Free public lecture: Discover Bath’s Museum of East Asian Art |accessdate=2007-10-28 |format= |work=University of Bath ] The exhibits started from the collection of Brian McElney OBE, a retired solicitor who practised in Hong Kong for over 35 years, which has since been expanded.

As well as the permanent collection, there is an exhibitions and events programme which includes guided tours, handling sessions and workshops, designed to support the museums role as an educational charity.

References

External links

* [http://www.meaa.org.uk/ Museum website]


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