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4th World Indonesianist Congress 2022, “Economic Recovery Acceleration through Tourism and Digital Economy”.  19th October 2022, 12 – 3pm BST

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Registration and certificate: bit.ly/WICReg Keynote speaker: H.E.Retno LP Marsudi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic ofIndonesia The World Indonesianist Congress, an important initiative by the Ministry ofForeign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, is a large and diverse gathering ofIndonesianists from all over the world. Indonesianists refer to non-Indonesian citizens or foreigners with an academic and/or…

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The A-IS Picnic. Saturday 23 July 2022

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12 pm – 3 pm. Wisma Nusantara, 2 Bishops Grove, London N2 0BP Saturday, 23 July 2022, 12 pm – 3 pmWisma Nusantara, 2 Bishops Grove, London N2 0B Our much awaited summer picnic for the Society was kindly hosted by The Indonesian Ambassador, H.E. Desra Percaya and Ibu Sari Percaya at their residence at Wisma Nusantara.  Members brought their own food…

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Women’s Leadership in Indonesian Higher Education Institutions

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Last month, Dorothy Ferary gave a talk on women’s leadership in Indonesian higher education institutions. She discussed the various policy and regulations that support gender equality and also addressed the career gap issues which still persist. She also highlighted some of the progress of women leaders in the past 20 years. You can watch the recording…

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A Guide to Paper and Watermarks. The Collection Works of Russel Jones (1972-2015).

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Tuesday, 10 May 2022, 6.45pm for 7pmEmbassy of the Republic of Indonesia in London,30 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BU Dr Farouk Yahya gave us a talk on Russel Jones’ works on paper and watermarks. In his presentation he mentioned the Indonesia and the Malay World’s Special Issue on  Malay Manuscripts: a Guide to Paper and Watermarks….

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Wallace Letters

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Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 6.45pm for 7pmEmbassy of the Republic of Indonesia in London,30 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BU (Subject to Covid restrictions) Dr. George Beccaloni who worked at London’s Natural History Museum gave a talk in March on the important 19th century scientist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) and the Wallace Correspondence Project (WCP). If…

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The Politics of Greater India and Indonesian Collections in the Museums of “Asian Art” Lecture 11 November 2021. 11 AM – 1 PM Online via Zoom

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SOAS Centre of South East Asian Studies is organising a lecture on the politics of greater India and Indonesian collections in the museum of “asian arts”.  Since the nineteenth century, today’s South and Southeast Asia have become part of scholarly and popular thinking that defines the region as a single, superior, Hindu-Buddhist civilisation with its…

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Gunung Nusantara: 100 Accessible Mountain and Volcano Treks Accross the Indonesian Archipelago

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Back in January, Daniel Quinn gave a talk on the mountains and volcanoes of Java, drawing on his large photographic archives from literally hundreds of weekend trips. The talk featured both the famous and the obscure on a tour from west to east. If you missed the event, click here to see the recording of the event. Dan…

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Have Sumatran Fishing Crews Found the Fabled Island of Gold?

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Dalya Alberge’s article in The Guardian makes us wonder if the site of Srivijaya Empire has indeed been found. Below is an excerpt of his article: “Treasures worth millions found in the last five years along the Musi River could be the site of the Srivijaya empire. It was a fabled kingdom known in ancient…

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Searching for Ganesha: Collecting Images of the Sweet-Loving, Elephant-headed Hindu Deity Everybody Admires

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Paul Sochaczewski has recently published his latest book titled “Searching for Ganesha: Collecting Images of the Sweet-Loving, Elephant-Headed Hindu Deity Everybody Admires”. In his book he shares some of the museum-quality photographs of Ganesha statues, carvings, and amulets in his collection. He illustrates how Hindu public relations experts retrofitted Ganesha into the Mahabharata, under what…

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Ibu Kota Negara – Indonesia’s Capital Relocation Programme. Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 1 PM

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ONLINE via Zoom.Sacha Schwarzkopf is an Urban Designer and has been head of PT AECOM Indonesia since 2015. In recent years he has worked on the Subang Smart City of Industry Master Plan in Malaysia and the Lombok Integrated Tourism Master Plan in Indonesia. AECOM have been involved as consultants in relation to the relocation…

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