Wednesday 18 June, 2025
5:30pm BST - 7:30pm BST
In person lecture at the South Asia Collection, 34-36 Bethel St, Norwich NR2 1NR.
To register to attend, please email info@thesouthasiacollection.co.uk by Monday 16th June.
About the Talk
Although over 3500 miles apart and with entirely different topographies, histories and faiths, the religious landscapes of these two regions were created with many
of the same motives: each highlight the richness of their respective artistic and architecture traditions. In this illustrated lecture, Susan Whitfield will introduce the art and architecture of the Buddhist tradition of the Swat Valley in today’s Pakistan, considering comparisons with Christian East Anglia.
About the Speaker
Susan Whitfield is Professor of Silk Road Studies at the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC) at the University of East Anglia where
she is working with colleagues on the Nara to Norwich project (NaratoNorwich.org). She has travelled widely across much of the Silk Roads, written numerous
article and books, and curated several exhibitions.
Places are limited. Hosted by The South Asia Collection & Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures.
Image credits: Left: Landscape with Norwich Castle and Cathedral in the Distance , William Henry Crome (1806–1873). Photograph: Norfolk Museums Service; Right: Landscape with Amluk dara, Swat Valley, Pakistan. 2024.