Next stop: the fabulous Asian Civilisations Museum. It houses gorgeous collections of Southeast Asian, South Asian, Chinese and West Asian (Islamic) art and artifacts. I plan to spend a LOT more time here when we come back.

In the Islamic section we were all enthralled by a set of videos demonstrating calligraphy and paper marbling; this display case contains calligraphic tools (pens, knives, brushes and writing tables) and practice sheets.