Description: Over 100 museums in Chiang Mai preserve and communicate natural and cultural heritage in Northern Thailand. This presentation focuses upon the history of their development and support by ommunities, temples and government administration. Discover historic buildings, archaeological sites, natural documentation and conservation, temple, art and ethnographic collections, including smaller niche museums and those created […]

Description: Learn to create memorable photographs with any camera including a phone instead of taking snapshots. Realize that a camera is just a tool to craft an image. We will cover picture taking techniques including composition and lighting. The factors in each composition technique will be reinforced through discussion of example images. Example subjects will […]

Join our photography interest group, dedicated to bringing together individuals who share a passion for photography. Whether you are a seasoned photographer or a beginner just starting out, our meetings will provide an engaging and supportive environment where you can learn, share tips and tricks, and review each other’s work The group will explore a […]

An opportunity to get individualized help with using your iPhone or Android mobile phone. Attendees will get 30 minutes of one on one help from a coach. What will participants gain/ learn from this course? Get your questions answered on issues such as: Phone settings and functions Installing and configuring Apps Customizing your phone Using […]

Description: Zomia is a hugely contested area in Southeast Asia. For decades, wars and conflicts have affected the indigenous communities in Myanmar. The Chin, the Kachin, and the Naga peoples have long resisted the oppression of the central governments in long civil wars. This talk explores why and how the last of Zomia exist nowadays […]

Description: This lecture explores how Thai and Northern Thai music and cultural traditions can inspire contemporary music composition. Through selected works by the composer—including Dances of a Hill Tribe, Fall (Variations on Colors), and Loi-Krathong (The Light Festival)—the session demonstrates how traditional melodic gestures, rhythmic patterns, improvisational practices, tuning systems, and cultural symbolism can be transformed into modern […]