The museum theater is closed through May 29th for repairs, join us on June 5th when Lunch Matters returns for Felt, Feelings, and Dreams: Follow a small group of Kyrgyz women who pull themselves out of Post-Soviet poverty by reviving the ancient tradition of making art from felt. http://bit.ly/119xFtY http://on.fb.me/YXutz1

Do you know when and where the earliest images of the Buddha were made in the world? Dr. Pia Brancaccio will explore Gandharan Buddhist art between the first and third centuries on Wednesday, June 5 @ 7PM as part of the illustrated talk series, Exporting Enlightenment.

For more information or to purchase tickets for this event: http://bit.ly/11SBo0v

Image: Nagaraja Mathura, Northwestern India; 1st - 2nd century, Kushan Period (ca. 30-230 CE), Red Sandstone Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and the A. Augustus Healy Fund, 67.202 http://on.fb.me/119fqik

Belgian photographer Vincent DelBrouck traveled to the Annapurna region of Nepal in 2010 where he photographed this windy tree ‘Dino’. See the rest of the series on his website: http://bit.ly/10gTW7A http://on.fb.me/19Wh4sN

New in the Museum shop: The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma by Chögyam Trungpa. Vols 1-3 available. http://on.fb.me/10ITLBE