Silk, Slaves, and Stupas: The Many Pasts of China’s Future in Central Asia
HAMMER | 7:30 p.m., Hammer Museum
In her new book, Silk, Slaves and Stupas: Material Culture of the Silk Road, scholar and traveler Susan Whitfield tells the stories of 10 very different objects. She considers their interactions with the peoples and cultures of the Silk Road—those who made, carried, received, sold, worshipped, and, in more recent times, bought, conserved, collected, and exhibited them—thereby revealing the cultural diversity and interaction along these trading routes of Afro-Eurasia.
UCLA distinguished professor Peter Sellars joins Whitfield in conversation.
Co-presented by The Boethius Initiative at UCLA and the UCLA Confucius Institute
More detailed information as available on the Hammer Museum website.
Event Date: Tuesday, May 15, 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
Price: Free
The Hammer is located at the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village, three blocks east of the 405 freeway’s Wilshire exit.
Parking is available under the museum.
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