Collections reviews
Scotland's East Asia Collections
From samurai armour to celadon, jade to jeboks, over 25,000 objects from across China, Japan and Korea have been collected by museums across Scotland.
As part of the Ancient Egypt and East Asia National Programme we are undertook a national review of East Asian collections in Scotland, supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, delivered by the Museums Association. The completed review highlights some of the objects and stories of these collections.
East Asian collections by region
East Asia in North East Scotland
Find out more about East Asian collections in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.East Asia in the Highlands and Islands
Find our more about East Asian collections in Argyll and Bute, Eilean Siar, Highland, Orkney and Shetland.East Asia in Tayside, Central and Fife
Find out more about East Asian collections in Angus, Clackmannanshire, Dundee City, Falkirk, Fife, Perth and Kinross and Stirling.
East Asia in Edinburgh and Lothians
Find out more about East Asian collections in City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian.East Asia in Glasgow and Strathclyde
Find out more about East Asian collections in East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.East Asia in Scotland South
Find out more about East Asian collections in Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders.