Asianart.com | Associations | Articles | Exhibitions | Galleries | Message Board | Calendar


Asian Art Calendar of Events

Thursday, March 28, 2024


Exhibition Public - Europe & Africa

A Village in the Mountains

Weltmuseum Wien
Heldenplatz,
Vienna, Austria
Oct 25, 2017 To Mar 31, 2018


Detail: This gallery offers the opportunity to take part in the life of the residents of a Himalayan Buddhist village. Participating in the life of “others” also means asking questions of oneself: Where is the centre of my life? Who do I share it with? Why do I leave it? Where do I work? How do I view my environment? Which gods do I believe in and where do I encounter them? And perhaps the most fundamental of all questions: How do I explain the world to myself?

The model staging of a village in the mountains reveals how the residents of such a village answer these questions. This schematic representation focuses on the relationships between individuals living and working in different places. Some live in the house in a village and work in the surrounding fields, some on pastures higher up the mountain, others as monks or nuns in a monastery, and very few are drawn to a solitary and ascetic life in the mountains. Particular attention is dedicated to the intertwining of religious beliefs and profane actions. It is this connection that unlocks the meaning of the world for those living in the Himalayas.

Daily except Wednesday
10 am to 6 pm

Friday
until 9 pm

Phone No.: +43 1 534 30-5052
Contact Email: [email protected]
Site URL: https://www.weltmuseumwien.at/en/permanent-exhibition/#a-village-in-the-mountains



Asianart.com | Associations | Articles | Exhibitions | Galleries | Message Board | Calendar