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As a result of the four German Turfan expeditions, from 1902 to 1914, the collection was expanded to include Central Asia. In 1924, the exhibition was moved into the building belonging to the Arts and Crafts Museum, which at that time was also home to the Museum of Pre- and Early History (since 1981, it has been known as Martin-Gropius-Bau).
Asia and Pacific Museum: Poland Warsaw Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: United States San Francisco, California 18,000 [6] Asian Civilisations Museum: Singapore Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art: United States Memphis, Tennessee 1,000 [7] Birmingham Museum of Art: United States Birmingham, Alabama 4,000 [8] British Museum: United Kingdom ...
The first caravan carrying Chinese silks traveled via this North Caucasus route in 568. The Caucasus silk routes remained in use through the Middle Ages, losing their importance only in the 14th century. [2] [5] In the 20th century, many textile finds of this period were discovered near the mountain passes and on the piedmont below.
The Department of Asia in the British Museum holds one of the largest collections of historical objects from Asia. These collections comprise over 75,000 objects covering the material culture of the Asian continent (including East Asia, South and Central Asia, and Southeast Asia), and dating from the Neolithic age up to the present day. [1]
This section is dedicated to the fine arts from the Middle Ages to the 20th century showing sculptures, furniture, ceramics, metals, and glassware. There is an important and large department of textiles including Flemish tapestries , costumes and dress, as well as needle lace and bobbin lace (parts from the royal collection).
The Split Archaeological Museum is the oldest museum in Croatia, established in 1820 by a decree of the Dalmatian government in Zadar. [1] Some 150,000 artifacts cover prehistoric times, the period of Greek colonization of the Adriatic, Roman Provincial and Early Christian era to the early Middle Ages and the period of Croatian popular rulers.
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[1] [2] The art histories of Asia and Europe are greatly intertwined, with Asian art greatly influencing European art, and vice versa; the cultures mixed through methods such as the Silk Road transmission of art, the cultural exchange of the Age of Discovery and colonization, and through the internet and modern globalization.