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An interview with art collector Klaus F. Naumann is presented. When asked about his involvement with the renovation and redesign of East Asian Art Museum's galleries, he refers to architectural study which assesses possibilities for the redesign and reorganization of the Museum. He added that through the support of Wolf-Dieter Dube and additional funds from the state, the project was completed. Naumann thinks interest in East Asian art was pretty much dormant after World War II in Germany.

The article features the Museum of East Asian Art in Berlin, Germany. It presents the museum's origin which can be traced back on November 8, 1906, as well as the factors which contribute to its establishment. It also discusses the life background of its founders such as Wilhelm von Bode, Ernst Grosse, and their colleagues. It also discusses the museum's period of operation, its collections, and Berlin's status in terms of East Asian art.

An excerpt from the commentary "Help Save the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm," in the December 1996 issue is presented.

The article pays tribute to the late professor Dietrich Seckel. He is a pioneering scholar of Buddhist art and East Asian art history. The contributions of Seckel to Buddhist art is discussed. Seckel's interests in etymology as well as history are described. His research interest and publications were not limited to Buddhist art, he also wrote articles in a Western language on the aesthetics and stylistic principles of Korean art.

This section offers news briefs related to the art industry. Shawn Eichman has been appointed as Curator of the East Asian Art at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. The Asia Art Archive launched "All You Want to Know About Art Biennials" on its web site, and released "From Reality to Fantasy: The Art of Luis Chan." After receiving US$ 1 million from the Khyentse Foudnation, the University of California, Berkeley is set to start a professorship in Tibetan Buddhism.

The article announces the East Asian Art programme at the University of Chicago in Illinois regarding the international research project on Chinese art and archaeology from the third to sixth centuries. It says that the project aims to hold three international conferences for 1999 to 2000 and eventually publish three volumes of proceedings on historical and archaeological art of the period. The project selection for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture is also discussed.