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Plumes from Paradise: Journeys of an Extraordinary Bird from New Guinea at Musée du quai Branly — Jacques Chirac

Plumes from Paradise: Journeys of an Extraordinary Bird from New Guinea at Musée du quai Branly — Jacques Chirac

Korean National Treasures: 2,000 Years of Art at The Art Institute of Chicago

Korean National Treasures: 2,000 Years of Art at The Art Institute of Chicago

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamMay 25, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Cultural History In Focus | “Marshall Islands Cartography” by William Davenport

Cultural History In Focus | “Marshall Islands Cartography” by William Davenport

Cultural History In FocusWilliam DavenportMay 22, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, Cultural History in Focus

Pahari Paintings from India’s Himalayan Kingdoms across North America | Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, and Cincinnati Art Museum

Pahari Paintings from India’s Himalayan Kingdoms across North America | Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, and Cincinnati Art Museum

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamMay 19, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Cultural History In Focus | “Prince or Pembekel? The man in the painting looted from Cakranegara, Lombok” by Aditya Bayu Perdana & Ahmad Sugeng

Cultural History In Focus | “Prince or Pembekel? The man in the painting looted from Cakranegara, Lombok” by Aditya Bayu Perdana & Ahmad Sugeng

Cultural History In FocusAditya Bayu Perdana and Ahmad SugengApril 30, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, Cultural History in Focus

The MAK Textiles and Carpets Collection at Museum für Angewandte Kunst

The MAK Textiles and Carpets Collection at Museum für Angewandte Kunst

Archives & Databases, ExhibitionsEditorial TeamApril 29, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art

Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamApril 26, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

He Toi Ora — A Living History: Connecting Carved Maori Treasures at Museum Fünf Kontinente

He Toi Ora — A Living History: Connecting Carved Maori Treasures at Museum Fünf Kontinente

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamApril 24, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Sufi: Life and Art at The British Museum

Sufi: Life and Art at The British Museum

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamApril 22, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Heavenly Horses: Masterpieces from the Hong Kong Palace Museum

Heavenly Horses: Masterpieces from the Hong Kong Palace Museum

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamApril 20, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

The Art and Artifacts of New Caledonia

The Art and Artifacts of New Caledonia

1913–1923: The Spirit of the Times at Musée du quai Branly — Jacques Chirac

1913–1923: The Spirit of the Times at Musée du quai Branly — Jacques Chirac

The Gallery of Five Continents at the Musée du Louvre

The Gallery of Five Continents at the Musée du Louvre

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamMarch 25, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Flip Sides: Seeing Korean Art Anew at The Met Fifth Avenue

Flip Sides: Seeing Korean Art Anew at The Met Fifth Avenue

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamMarch 23, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Pahari Paintings: Art and Stories at the Cleveland Museum of Art

Pahari Paintings: Art and Stories at the Cleveland Museum of Art

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamMarch 20, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Busana: Traditional Costumes of the Malay World at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Busana: Traditional Costumes of the Malay World at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamMarch 18, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Rattan Microcosmos: Lampit from South Sumatra

Rattan Microcosmos: Lampit from South Sumatra

Curations & ListsSteven G. AlpertFebruary 28, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Celebrating 2026: The Year of the Fire Horse

Celebrating 2026: The Year of the Fire Horse

Curations & ListsEditorial TeamFebruary 26, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

The Mark of Empire: Kingdoms of the Sea presented by Peter Lee | Season Three

The Mark of Empire: Kingdoms of the Sea presented by Peter Lee | Season Three

Video ContentEditorial TeamFebruary 24, 2026Art of the Ancestors, The Mark of Empire, Peter Lee

Time for Papua: An Impressive Presentation of 400 Objects at Wereldmuseum Leiden

Time for Papua: An Impressive Presentation of 400 Objects at Wereldmuseum Leiden

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamFebruary 23, 2026Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold