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THE SACRED ART OF BHUTAN

August 28, 2020Heather

The Dragon’s Gift, The Sacred Art of Bhutan exhibition explores Buddhist art, including the religious dances, cham, that are part of Bhutan’s tsechu, or festivals. In 2008, The Honolulu Academy of Arts (now called Honolulu Museum of Art organised a… Continue reading →

The Sacred Arts of Bhutan: The Dragon’s Gift

February 1, 2008Heather

Sacred Arts of Bhutan. DRUKPA KUENLEY, 18th century, Phajoding Goempa, Thimphu

THIS IS A highly important exhibition because it is the first in the United States devoted to the Buddhist arts of Bhutan. With the exception of the Rubin Museum of Art in New York, there is almost no Bhutanese art… Continue reading →

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