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Book Review: Archipelago – A Journey Across Indonesia

Posted on September 9, 2015 by ianburnet

Book Review: Archipelago – A Journey Across Indonesia, by Ian Burnet This beautifully illustrated and informative book takes the reader on a journey both through the landscape of Indonesia and also back through Indonesia’s past. It weaves a spellbinding experience … Continue reading →

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Archipelago – Book Talk at the SMSA

Posted on August 24, 2015 by ianburnet

Ian Burnet – Archipelago Mitchell Theatre, SMSA Sydney, 280 Pitt Street Tuesday 8 September 2015, 12:30 – 1:30 Ian Burnet explores the most culturally diverse nation on earth, Indonesia, which comprises as many as 17,000 islands. Travelling by bus, plane, … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Monument in the World – Borobodur

Posted on August 6, 2015 by ianburnet

It was Sir Stamford Raffles who receives credit for ‘rediscovering’ Borobodur during the period of British rule in Java from 1811-1816 and information about this monumental work of art came as a great surprise to the outside world. After being … Continue reading →

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The Jakarta – Bandung Railway

Posted on July 26, 2015 by ianburnet

I have always considered the Jakarta – Bandung railway to be one of the great railway journeys of the world. The line follows the northern coastal plains until turning south near Cikampek when our train slows to a crawl as … Continue reading →

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The Ombak Putih – A traditional yet modern Bugis Pinisi

Posted on July 8, 2015 by ianburnet

The Bugis Pinisi is in part a copy of a western schooner of the mid-nineteenth century and the word pinisi is thought to have come from the english word pinnace. They are recognized by their tall ketch-rig of seven sails … Continue reading →

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Treasure Ships – Art in the Age of Spices – Part 1

Posted on June 22, 2015 by ianburnet

This exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia includes 300 outstanding and rarely-seen works of ceramics, decorative arts, furniture, metalware, paintings, prints, and textiles from public and private collections around the world. The selected works of art reveal how … Continue reading →

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Terra Australis 1606

Posted on June 21, 2015 by ianburnet

Terra Australis 1606 – The voyages of Willem Janszoon and Luis Vas de Torres and the first European discovery of Australia This talk was presented at the SMSA and will be broadcast by ABC Radio National on their ‘Big Ideas’ … Continue reading →

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Treasure Ships – Art in the Age of Spices – Part 2

Posted on June 20, 2015 by ianburnet

This exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia is the first exhibition in Australia to present the complex artisitic and cultural interactions between the East and the West from the 16th to the 19th centuries – a period known … Continue reading →

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Terra Australis 1606

Posted on May 25, 2015 by ianburnet

Terra Australis 1606: The Voyages of the Duyfken & the San Pedrico Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 12:30pm – 1:30pm Venue: SMSA Mitchell Theatre 280 Pitt Street Sydney NSW 2000 Maritime historian Ian Burnet discusses the background of these significant voyages, … Continue reading →

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Treasure Ships: Art in the Age of Spices — Symposium

Posted on May 25, 2015 by ianburnet

Treasure Ships: Art in the Age of Spices is the first major exhibition in Australia which presents the complex artistic and cultural interactions between Europe and Asia from the 16th to 19th century, a period often referred to as the … Continue reading →

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