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Friday, January 17, 2025


Exhibition Public - USA & Canada

Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet

The Met Fifth Avenue
1000 Fifth Avenue, 82nd Street,
New York, USA
Jan 01, 2025 To Jan 12, 2025


Detail: A mandala is a diagram of the universe—a map of true reality that in Tibet is used to conceptualize a rapid path to enlightenment. This exhibition explores the imagery of the Himalayan Buddhist devotional art through over 100 paintings, sculptures, textiles, instruments, and an array of ritual objects, mostly dating between the 12th and 15th centuries. This dazzling visual experience provides a roadmap for understanding Himalayan Buddhist worship through early masterworks, juxtaposed with a newly commissioned contemporary installation by Tibetan artist Tenzing Rigdol.

Phone No.: 212-535-7710
Site URL: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/mandalas-mapping-the-buddhist-art-of-tibet

Chakrasamvara Mandala
Chakrasamvara Mandala
Nepal
ca. 1100
Distemper on cloth

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