Curators Circles: Ginkgo Society

Enjoy behind-the-scenes access to the most important collection of East Asian art under one roof. Examine firsthand the visual arts of China, Japan, and Korea from prehistoric times to the present, including paintings, sculptures, prints, decorative arts, and new media. With our curators, leading experts, and artists, hear about the latest research and insights into East Asian art, and explore the department’s acquisitions, exhibitions, and important projects. Funding in previous years has supported the cataloguing of previously under-researched collections through the purchase of equipment for registration photography.

Annual membership is $1,500.*

For more information about this Curators Circle’s programming, please contact [email protected].

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*$100 per person is not tax deductible.
Dates, times, and events are subject to change.

A Thousand Years of Cloudy Mountains

Thursday, September 17, 2026
4:00 pm–6:00 pm

Up Close: Naoko Matsubara and Kawada Kikuji

Thursday, October 29, 2026
6:00 pm–8:00 pm

Behind the Scenes: Arts of Japan Preview

Wednesday, February 3, 2027
2:30 pm–4:30 pm

The Making of a Traveling Exhibition: Mary Cassatt Virtual Talk

Tuesday, February 9, 2027
12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Online

Deep Dive: Asian Art in America

Thursday, May 20, 2027
4:00 pm–6:00 pm

Past Events

Objects in the Collection: Honoring William Sturgis Bigelow

Thursday, May 21, 2026
4:00 pm–6:00 pm

Picasso, Miró, Dalí: A Conversation

Monday, April 27, 2026
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
In Person

Up Close: Chinese Patchwork

Thursday, January 22, 2026
3:00 pm–5:00 pm

Travel Opportunity: Asian Art in London

Monday, October 27–Wednesday, October 29, 2025
All Day

Yu Kil-Chun Gallery of Korean Art

Sunday, October 5, 2025
10:00 am–2:00 pm

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