May
20

25th Asian Arts & Crafts Demonstration Day

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. On May 6, visitors were treated to a demonstration of traditional Asian arts and crafts in the Rotunda of the Natural History Museum.  Demonstrations included Chinese dough figures, Thai umbrella painting, Mongolian watercolor painting, Thai fruit, vegetable and soap carving, Indonesian bamboo brush painting, Japanese Kimekomi doll making, Philippine cloth weaving,  Laotian banana leaf folding, Indian Rangoli designs, Korean calligraphy and Korean papermaking.

Founded by Vichai Malikul of the Natural History Museum, the annual Asian Arts and Crafts Demonstration Day celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

(Photo by James DiLoreto)

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Posted: 20 May 2011
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.

One Response to 25th Asian Arts & Crafts Demonstration Day
    • Barbara Watanabe
      May 27, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    • thanks Alex for putting in a little bit of info. every little bit helps.

      Barbara