Join us on June 8th for Saturday Family Art Lab. Families will explore the new From India East exhibit and create sculptures inspired by what they’ve learned. For kids 5 and up. rmanyc.org/family #ganeshagram http://on.fb.me/183VbeG
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
Happy International Museum Day! This 19th century Damaru (Drum) will be included in the redesigned shrine room opening this July. Bring a friend for free to see the current shrine room before it closes for rotation when you present this coupon at admissions: http://bit.ly/18QR4kT http://on.fb.me/12CBrKw
#regram from @natgeo - porters passing by a Buddhist prayer wheel in Monjo, #Nepal pic by Aaron Huey @argonautphoto http://on.fb.me/12hkXpp
Ticket sales for tonight’s CD release concert with Isheeta Ganguly will benefit Neerupama - an India based nonprofit that focuses on childhood development and education. Isheeta will be joined on stage by special guest, ballet dancer and activist Mallika Sarabhai. For tickets: http://bit.ly/ZsOpWn http://on.fb.me/16EnjVn
Chest Ornament
Assam, India (Konyak-Naga)
Glass, brass, cotton,
WeltMuseum Wien
Collection John Douglas Marshall http://on.fb.me/11KlS6F
