ALT Two people sitting at a table filled with food, they are turning to smile at each other. The first image shows Richard and Joan Rutt sharing a meal at Hyeonyang Orphanage, South Korea.

ALT A pointed hat called a mitre knitted with gold and silver wool, with two pieces hanging at the back. The second image is of Richard Rutt’s knitted mitre, on loan from the Collection of Peter and Elisabeth Rutt for the exhibition.

ALT A closed, red, arched door set into a window surround with the word 'Museum' on it. Either side of the door are large items covered with white protective coverings.

ALT Black and white photograph of 6 Tibetan men standing in a rocky landscape. They are all dressed the same in light coloured trousers tucked into high leather boots, a light coloured, long sleeved top, large gloves, woollen hats and round snow goggles. Each man leans on a long handled ice axes.    

ALT Historic photograph. In the foreground is a Tibetan monastery of mud brick. In front of the building are four Tibetan men, two horses , a mule and four cows. Set into the front wall are metal prayer wheels. In the background of the image is a snow covered mountain, Mount Everest.  

ALT A glass case with toys inside and people looking into it.

ALT Visitors to the exhibition talking and looking into glass exhibition cases.

ALT An image of Tao Tao the exhibition mascot with an image of a Japanese toy cart.

ALT A male soldier dressed in khaki green uniform holding an oud, a guitar like instrument. The figure is repeated 3 times across the image against a yellow checkerboard background.

ALT Four people crossing a courtyard in the sunshine with traditional Chinese buildings in the background. Craig, our Head of Museums, paid a formal visit to the Palace Museum in Beijing and did not bring the weather from the UK. 

ALT Two people exchanging gifts, Craig Barclay and Director Lou, in a dining room under an archway. Craig exchanged gifts with Director Lou of the Palace Museum after a fruitful meeting.

ALT A man wearing glasses looking through glass at a display of a Chinese archaeological pot. An encounter with a bronze ding from the Western Zhou (c.1050-771 BCE) in the new Archaeology Museum, Beijing.

ALT 'The Night She Departed' By Adnan Samman   Digital collage on archival paper. Image reproduced with permission from the artist.  Image of a young woman reclining against a wall. A young man leans over the wall. Behind the scene is an Islamic minaret against an evening sky.