Welcome to the International Dunhuang Programme

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Here you … </p> </div> <div class="postitem__tags"> <div class="posttagitem"> A Silk Road Oasis 2024 Exhibition </div> <div class="posttagitem"> British Library </div> <div class="posttagitem"> Exhibition </div> <div class="posttagitem"> Music </div> <div class="posttagitem"> Soundscape </div> </div>  </div> </a> <a href="https://idp.bl.uk/blog/contemporary-echoes-of-an-ancient-legacy-the-silk-roads-in-sound/" class="postitem postitem--news postitem--news--feat" aria-label="The Silk Roads in Sound (1) Introduction: Contemporary Echoes of an Ancient Legacy" role="button" tabindex="-1"> <div class="postitem__imgwrap"> <div class="postitem__image"> <img decoding="async" width="1000" height="800" src="https://idp.bl.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/10-Soundscape_Dunhuang-music-and-dance_Cave-112-scaled-e1727176448881-1000x800.jpg" class="attachment-post_image_wide size-post_image_wide wp-post-image" alt="" /> </div> </div> <div class="postitem__content"> <div class="postitem__date"> 29th July 2024 </div> <div class="postitem__title"> <h3> The Silk Roads in Sound (1) Introduction: Contemporary Echoes of an Ancient Legacy </h3> </div> <div class="postitem__desc"> <p> On 27 September, the long-awaited British Library exhibition ‘A Silk Road Oasis – Life in Ancient Dunhuang’ will open to the public. Drawing on 50 … </p> </div> <div class="postitem__tags"> <div class="posttagitem"> A Silk Road Oasis 2024 Exhibition </div> <div class="posttagitem"> British Library </div> <div class="posttagitem"> Exhibition </div> <div class="posttagitem"> Music </div> <div class="posttagitem"> Soundscape </div> </div>  </div> </a> <a href="https://idp.bl.uk/blog/idp-celebrates-its-30th-anniversary-with-a-conference-in-dunhuang-and-a-reunion-of-the-idp-partners/" class="postitem postitem--news postitem--news--feat" aria-label="IDP celebrates its 30th Anniversary with a conference in Dunhuang and a reunion of the IDP partners " role="button" tabindex="-1"> <div class="postitem__imgwrap"> <div class="postitem__image"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="800" src="https://idp.bl.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-1000x800.jpg" class="attachment-post_image_wide size-post_image_wide wp-post-image" alt="" /> </div> </div> <div class="postitem__content"> <div class="postitem__date"> 24th June 2024 </div> <div class="postitem__title"> <h3> IDP celebrates its 30th Anniversary with a conference in Dunhuang and a reunion of the IDP partners  </h3> </div> <div class="postitem__desc"> <p> This is a very significant year for the International Dunhuang Programme (IDP), which celebrates its 30th anniversary since its founding in 1994.   The launch of … </p> </div> <div class="postitem__tags"> <div class="posttagitem"> China </div> <div class="posttagitem"> Conference </div> <div class="posttagitem"> IDP 30th anniversary </div> <div class="posttagitem"> MoU </div> <div class="posttagitem"> Partnership </div> <div class="posttagitem"> + More </div> </div>  </div> </a> <a href="https://idp.bl.uk/blog/burkhard-quessel-curator-for-tibetan-retires-from-the-british-library/" class="postitem postitem--news postitem--news--feat" aria-label="Burkhard Quessel, Curator for Tibetan, Retires from the British Library" role="button" tabindex="-1"> <div class="postitem__imgwrap"> <div class="postitem__image"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="580" height="358" src="https://idp.bl.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Burkhard1.jpg" class="attachment-post_image_wide size-post_image_wide wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://idp.bl.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Burkhard1.jpg 580w, https://idp.bl.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Burkhard1-300x185.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px" /> </div> </div> <div class="postitem__content"> <div class="postitem__date"> 21st May 2024 </div> <div class="postitem__title"> <h3> Burkhard Quessel, Curator for Tibetan, Retires from the British Library </h3> </div> <div class="postitem__desc"> <p> This blog post is by Annabel Gallop, Head of Southeast Asian Collections at the British Library, and was contributed by colleagues in Asian and African … </p> </div> <div class="postitem__tags"> <div class="posttagitem"> British Library </div> <div class="posttagitem"> Buddhism </div> <div class="posttagitem"> Manuscripts </div> <div class="posttagitem"> Tibet </div> <div class="posttagitem"> Tibetan </div> </div>  </div> </a> <a href="https://idp.bl.uk/blog/digital-humanities-and-the-international-dunhuang-programme-at-ryukoku-university/" class="postitem postitem--news postitem--news--feat" aria-label="Digital Humanities and the International Dunhuang Programme at Ryukoku University" role="button" tabindex="-1"> <div class="postitem__imgwrap"> <div class="postitem__image"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="346" src="https://idp.bl.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AdiBlog4.jpg" class="attachment-post_image_wide size-post_image_wide wp-post-image" alt="In front of the shrine in the main hall, from left to right: Ochir Oyunjargal, Adi Keinan-Schoonbaert, Mazumi Mitani, Anastasia Pineschi, Ochir Ayudai, Setsu Matsukawa, and Pradhan Gouranga" srcset="https://idp.bl.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AdiBlog4.jpg 500w, https://idp.bl.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AdiBlog4-300x208.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /> </div> </div> <div class="postitem__content"> <div class="postitem__date"> 07th May 2024 </div> <div class="postitem__title"> <h3> Digital Humanities and the International Dunhuang Programme at Ryukoku University </h3> </div> <div class="postitem__desc"> <p> This blog post is by Dr Adi Keinan-Schoonbaert, Digital Curator for Asian and African Collections, British Library. 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