Exhibitions Category: Online

A Photographic Fantasy explores early 20th-century images from Japan, highlighting cross-cultural influences after Japan opened to U.S. trade in the 1850s, viewed through rose-colored lenses and glass-plate negatives.

Fans of East Asia follow the museum’s fan collection to explore the history of a timeless cultural symbol that reflects its era.

Every Breeze Tells a Story discovers the artistry and traditions that make Asian fans wonderfully surprising, drawing on the museum’s fan collection.

Stitching Modernity explores how children’s fashion in early 20th- century Japan influenced children’s understanding of gender roles, offering an insightful look at the social fabric of that time.

Uncovering the Past examines people and places during a turbulent period in the early 1900s. Join us to explore ownership, location, and purpose in these images.

Faces of Empire and Resistance offers a glimpse into the people captured in historic glass-plate negatives during the Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901).

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The Chinese, who have one of the world’s oldest civilizations, made the most beautiful and valuable ceramics.

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