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Painting Myanmar Today: Donations from the Thukhuma Collection

Opening: April 10, 2019
​Founders Memorial Library, Lower Level
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Vanishing Art from Myanmar:
The Buddhist Reverse Glass Painting Tradition

​November 15, 2018 - February 15, 2019
NIU Art Museum
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The Tradition of Burmese Reverse Glass Painting

Kaleidoscope of Burmese Art

Journey Through Burmese Art

June 20th - 22nd, 2017
University of Mandalay
August 23-November 18, 2016
NIU Art Museum
August 23-November 18, 2016
NIU Art Museum, South Gallery
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Masterpieces from the Burma Art Collection

From Tradition to Modernity: Art From Myanmar as Viewed by Contemporary Burmese Artists

Painting Myanmar Today: A Selection from the Thukhuma Collection

August 23-November 18, 2016
NIU Art Museum, North Gallery
August 23-November 18, 2016
NIU Art Museum, Rotunda Gallery
September 1 - October 27, 2016
Jack Olson Gallery
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​Donors and Collectors:
​A Legacy

Unexpected Myanmar: Paw Oo Thet's Watercolors

Exploring Caligraphy, Serigraphy, and Cartography in the Burmese Collections 

August 23-November 18, 2016
NIU Art Museum, Hallcase Gallery
September 1 - October 27, 2016
Jack Olson Gallery
Opening: October 1, 2016
Founders Memorial Library, 4th Floor
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Beyond Aesthetics: The Art of Burmese Metalworking

October 2015 -2016
Jack Arends School of Art and Design, 2nd Floor
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​Buddhist Art of Myanmar

​February 10 - May 10, 2015
Asia Society Museum
New York, New York

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Dressing Difference: Exploring Ethnicities in Modern Burma

August 26 - November 15, 2014
Northern Illinois University
NIU Art Museum
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​Tai Cultures at Northern Illinois University

September 8-9, 2013
Northern Illinois University
Altgeld Hall

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Music for the Divine

August 28 – November 17, 2012
Northern Illinois University
South Galleries, NIU Art Museum
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Exploring Buddhist Art and Technique from Burma and Thailand: Three Buddha Heads from Mainland Southeast Asia

January 1 - May 10, 2009
Northern Illinois University
School of Art
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Tattoo Art in Burmese Cultures

September 1 - November 20, 2011
Northern Illinois University
School of Art & Design
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Belief Made Tangible:  Devotion, Transformation and Protection

September 16 - December 6, 2008
Northern Illinois University
South Galleries, NIU Art Museum


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​Legacy in Lacquer: A Living Art from Burma

August 24 - October 2, 2010
​Northern Illinois University
​North Galleries, NIU Art Museum
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Older Exhibitions

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