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Exhibits
Building in China
The Weitzman School of Design, in association with Southeast University and Tongji University, presents a two-part exhibition of China’s shifting design practices over a century in which many of its leading practitioners and scholars were educated at Penn.
Ends April 22, 2022
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No Ocean Between Us
“No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & The Caribbean,1945– Present” is an exhibition at Arthur Ross Gallery that features modern and contemporary art by Latin American and Caribbean artists of Asian descent.
Ends May 23, 2022
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Religion in the Medieval Middle East
The Department of Religious Studies is hosting a symposium on the allegedly axiomatic role of religion in the formation of the medieval Middle East. The symposium will occur as an online lecture series on Wednesdays from February 2 to March 23.
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