International visitor: James Bennett (AUS)

Mr Bennett is curator of Asian Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Founded in 1881, the Art Gallery of South Australia is home to one of Australia's great art collections. The collection of 38.000 works of art comprises Australian, European, North American and Asian works including paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs, textiles, furniture, ceramics, metalwork and jewellery. The Art Gallery welcomes more than half a million visitors each year.

The goal of Mr Bennett's visit is to explore the opportunities for collaboration with Dutch museums and scientific institutions in the field of heritage, and the National Museum of World Cultures in particular. The National Museum of World Cultures is the merger of three museums: Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden (National Museum of Ethnology) and the Afrika Museum in Berg en Dal.

On 2 October, Mr Bennett will be one of the speakers in a debate on Islamic art and culture, Indonesia, and the collections of the Tropenmuseum.

For more information, please contact Sophie Logothetis at DutchCulture

Debate: Conversations with Things. Avoidance or neglect? A debate on Islamic art and culture, Indonesia, and the collections of the Tropenmuseum. Thursday, 2 October 19.00 -22.00, Muiderkerk Amsterdam.