Green Tara Dispensing Boons to Ecstatic Devotees (MET)
In May, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will be offering the follow talk as part of their lectures and panels series. If you’re interested in learning more about Buddhism and Tibet, get your tickets now before spaces run out.
Journeys to Divinity
Tuesday, May 20, 11:00 a.m.
Tickets: $30
Kurt Behrendt, Assistant Curator, Department of Asian Art, MMA
As Tibetan and Indian monks regularly crisscrossed the Himalayas in the twelfth century, a great exchange of ideas, texts, and devotional works of art began to reshape Tibet’s complex religious landscape. In this talk, Met curator Kurt Behrendt explores the art that emerged from the Buddhist communities on the vast flood plains of the Ganges River. He also discusses how contemporary Tibetan artists continue to weave their creative vision into reality. This program is in conjunction with the exhibition Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations, on view from February 8 to June 8, 2014.
