Mrs Anna Jackson

Job Title Deputy Keeper of the Asian Department
Affiliation The V&A Museum
Bio Anna Jackson is the Deputy Keeper of the Asian Department at the V&A and lead curator of the Maharaja exhibition. Her major research interest is the cultural relationship between Asia and the West, on which she has published widely. In 2004 she was co-curator, with Amin Jaffer, of Encounters: the meeting of Asia and Europe 1500-1800 and co-editor of the accompanying book. She is also responsible for the V&A's collection of Japanese textiles and dress, on which she has published a number of books.

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Articles in the Journal

Maharaja: the Splendour of India's Royal Courts
  Mrs Anna Jackson
  Asian Affairs, Volume 40 Number 3 November 2009

Images of Asia

Forthcoming Events

Wed 8 Feb The Freedom Factor: What Do We Want and How Do We Get It? at Society of Chemical Industry
Thu 16 Feb India at The Library
Wed 22 Feb Ashoka: India's Lost Emperor at Society of Chemical Industry
Wed 7 Mar The Azerbaijan Crisis of 1945-6 at Society of Chemical Industry

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"Yemen: Challenges for the Future" - an international conference (BYS & LMEI) Invitation for scholars to propose papers for conference in November 2012 more…

JPT Family Trust Medical Science Award for 2012 The Royal Society for Asian Affairs invites applications from medical students aged 21 - 30 for purposeful travel in Asia more…

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Ragmala Paintings from India: Poetry, passion, song Exhbition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery: 25 January - 27 May 2012 more…

Traditions Revised: Japanese Fans from the Ishizumi Family Collection Rediscover the fan as contemporary art form through traditional fan designs more…

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