The Mandarin's Three Dreams

From 21 Oct 2009 to 13 Feb 2010

22 Oct 2009-14 Feb 2010. Hailed as a 'blockbuster' exhibition, 'The Mandarin's Three Dreams' is running parallel to the Europalia Festival of which China is the guest of honour. The exhibition closely evaluates Mandarin culture through a study of associated objects such as books and porcelain. Divided into two sections, the first examines the Manchu conquest of Ming China in the 17th century while the second concentrates in a more conceptual manner on a series of paintings and dreams alluded to in Chinese literature.