Description
Catch one of the last tours of this exhibition before it closes November 4!
Journey through the exhibition The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas, guided by Emma Natalya Stein, the museum’s assistant curator of South Asian and Southeast Asian art. Experience highlights from our collections on religious and practical knowledge across time, space, and cultures. Featuring stone sculptures, gilt bronzes, and painted manuscripts from India, Nepal, Tibet, Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, and Indonesia, this exhibition illuminates the critical role of visual culture in conveying Buddhist and Hindu teachings from the ninth to the twentieth century.
Please meet at the gallery for the tour. Register in advance to make sure you get the best experience.
Book cover (detail), probably for the Dharani Samgraha (Collection of Dharani-Mantras), Nepal, 1650–1700, opaque watercolor on wood, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Joyce and Kenneth Robbins, S2000.88.1–2
