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THE NEW GUIMET - Part V: The Galleries of Ancient China, The Silk Road, Nepal and Tibet (25 September 2001)
One of the most welcome additions to the renovated Museum, the first floor of the Guimet is now home to the arts of China, Central Asia, Nepal and Tibet. Eva McLaughlin reports.

THE NEW GUIMET - Part IV: The Jean and Krishna Riboud Gallery (12 September 2001)
Forming a U-shape around the newly restored 19th century library, the Jean and Krishna Riboud Gallery of Indian art is, without doubt, one of the highlights of the renovated Musée Guimet. Eva McLaughlin reports.

THE NEW GUIMET - Part III: Southeast Asian Galleries (28 August 2001)
Our tour of the renovated Guimet Museum continues on the ground floor with the galleries dedicated to Southeast Asian art. Here one can view a wealth of religious statuary through to small objects made for everyday use. By Alessandra Lopez y Royo Iyer.

THE NEW GUIMET - Part II: The Indian and Khmer Galleries (15 August 2001)
Nowhere are the effects of architect Henri Gaudin's redevelopment of the Musée Guimet more evident than in the galleries devoted to South Asian art. In the second of our articles on France's premier museum for Asian art, Alessandra Lopez y Royo Iyer examines the Indian and Khmer collections.

THE NEW GUIMET - Part I: Past and Present (31 July 2001)
On 20 January 2001, the Musée National des Arts Asiatiques-Guimet reopened its doors to the public for the first time in five years. In the first of a six-part series on France's premier Asian art museum, Cloudband's Assistant Editor, Eva McLaughlin, considers the history of its foundation and the new layout of the collections.

TRAVELLING THE GREAT HIGHWAY (27 March 2001)
Dr Jane Casey Singer talks to Dr John Rosenfield, one of the great humanist scholars of his generation, about Asian art history and the language of Eastern religions. Dr Rosenfield is the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art Emeritus at Harvard University and the Curator of Asian Art Emeritus at the Harvard University Art Museums.

FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE (20 February 2001)
Carpets and textiles have been used for a variety of purposes throughout Asia since time immemorial. Susan Day examines the role of oriental weavings in yurts, palaces, mosques and workshops.

THE BODY IS THE CANOPY AND THE SOUL IS THE SUN (9 February 2001)
The tomb of Bahmanid King Ahmad Shah in southern India is the only edifice of a Muslim Indian dynasty with substantial paintings predating the Mughal era. Helen Philon examines the tomb's highly individual decoration and places it within the context of the arts of India and the Islamic world in the 15th century.

FREE AND EASY WANDERING (2 November 2000)
In the second of her interviews with major figures in the field of Asian art, Dr Jane Casey Singer talks to Stephen Little, Pritzker Curator of Asian Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, on the eve of his blockbuster exhibition of Taoist art.

CONSERVATION TREATMENT OF AN INDONESIAN SILK IKAT (7 September 2000)
An Indonesian ikat is brought back to life by a prominent London-based conservator. Alexandra Seth-Smith explains the process step-by-step.

THE BOXER UPRISING REVISITED (31 August 2000)
The "Boxer Uprising" (1900-1901) was a battle led by nationalist rebels against encroaching colonial powers. Filippo Salviati gives a lively account of the event.

CHAMPION OF THE HIMALAYAS (21 July 2000)
Dr Jane Casey Singer talks with Pratapaditya Pal, an imposing figure in the world of Himalayan art.

HEAVENLY HORSES (9 February 2000)
The British Museum's Carol Michaelson explains the great importance China has attached to the training and breeding of thoroughbred horses.

VIJAYANAGARA – CITY OF VICTORY (20 September 1999)
The remains of Vijayanagara, the 'City of Victory' are arguably one of the most naturally beautiful of all historical sites in south India. Illustrated by breathtaking photography, George Michell and John Fritz report on work in progress at this Hindu stronghold.

A REMARKABLE MAN (11 August 1999)
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, collector, naturalist and founding father of Javanese studies, was an extraordinary polymath, whose accomplishments included founding both Singapore and London Zoo. Cloudband's editor considers how his collection, recently exhibited at the British Museum, served to establish a 'classical' Javanese culture. By Nick Purdon.

A NEW LOOK AT THE WILLIAM OTTER GIBBS COLLECTION(16 July 1999)
Richard Purdon examines a small private collection of southwest Persian woven bags, and considers how the group helps refine our classification of Persian tribal rugs.