FOM - Monday Morning Lectures

Monday Morning Lectures

FOM's very popular Monday Morning public lecture series focuses on the history, art, religion, philosophy and culture of the region. Weekly lectures are held at the Asian Civilisations Museum Empress Place.

Coffee and tea are served from 10:00 on to allow you time to greet old friends and make new ones, but please remember that our lectures begin promptly at 10:30. Speakers are drawn from both FOM and the community and many are recognised local experts on their subject material. For safety and fire hazard reasons, there may be times when we may not be able to admit all members of the public wishing to attend our lectures.

Chinese imperial dragon robe of the Qing Dynasty

An imperial dragon decorates
a Qing robe


Date & Time:	15 March 2010, 10:30AM
Title:	The Imperial Wardrobe of China's last Dynastic Period (Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911)
Speaker:	Maureen Hellspong
Venue:	Asian Civilisations Museum Empress Place / Ngee Ann Auditorium
Description:	After Maureen and her husband bought a dragon robe, she began to wonder about its history, meaning and who could have worn it. In exploring the subject, she researched Chinese geography and history as well as the development of formal and semi-formal court robes. This talk is a result of her findings and whether any conclusions could be drawn.

Ancient manuscript


Date & Time:	22 March 2010, 10:30AM
Title:	Writing: Magic, Ritual and Power
Speaker:	LeeAnn Deemer
Venue:	Asian Civilisations Museum Empress Place / Ngee Ann Auditorium
Description:	This talk will examine the history and cultures of writing with special reference to the Asian Civilisations Museum's collection. In many cultures, the god of writing is also the god of magic and wisdom. Writing is a technology with the power to transform the cultures that acquire or invent it, and to radically alter the way literate individuals think about the world and themselves. At the same time, the ability to write imbues both the individual and the society with powers to master time and space that have historically seemed to be nothing short of magical.

Southeast Asia


Date & Time:	29 March 2010, 10:30AM
Title:	Discovering Southeast Asia through Maps
Speaker:	Eric Rosencrantz
Venue:	Asian Civilisations Museum Empress Place / Ngee Ann Auditorium
Description:	This talk will focus on the development and discovery of SouthEast Asia as depicted by antique maps. Eric Rosenkranz is an amateur historian and ardent collector of maps of Asia from the 16th to18th century, and will show many Asian as well as European maps from antiquity to illustrate his lecture.


Date & Time:	5 April 2010, 10:30AM
Title:	TBA
Speaker:	TBA
Venue:	Asian Civilisations Museum Empress Place / Ngee Ann Auditorium
Description:	TBA