Faculty and staff educators are invited to a private curator’s tour of the Gateway to Himalayan Art exhibition, followed by a catered lunch in The Link. The exhibition will open to all on September 12, 2025. Register here by September 8, 2025. Gateway to Himalayan Art introduces the main forms, concepts, meanings, and religious traditions […]
This exhibition presents photos and videos depicting the public life of Tibetan Minnesotans, in conjunction with "Gateway to Himalayan Art" in the Flaten Art Museum.
This exhibition at the Flaten Art Museum introduces the main forms, concepts, meanings, and religious traditions of Himalayan art with objects from the collection of the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art.
All are invited to a ceremonial blessing followed by an opening reception for Gateway to Himalayan Art and Tashi Delek, Minnesota! At 5 p.m., Minneapolis Tibetan dance group Gyashae Rukag will lead a procession into the Center for Art and Dance and monks from the Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery in Minneapolis will offer ritual blessings. […]
Tuesday, September 30—Saturday, October 4. From 10 a.m.–5 p.m., four Buddhist monks from the Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery in Minneapolis will assemble a sand mandala depicting Avalokiteśvara, the Buddha of Compassion, in Groot Gallery. Visitors are invited to observe the mandala’s creation from the ground level or the overlook on level two. The monks […]
All are invited to attend a 15-minute consecration ceremony as the monks of Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery offer prayers and rituals to purify and bless the site where they will create a sand mandala depicting Avalokiteśvara, the Buddha of Compassion. This event is presented in conjunction with the Flaten Art Museum's fall exhibition Gateway […]
Visitors are invited to attend a presentation by Geshe Lobsang Jigmey from the Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery in Viking Theater, Buntrock Commons, St. Olaf College. This program focuses on presentation on Buddhist Meditation Practices, and is presented in conjunction with Gateway to Himalayan Art at the Flaten Art Museum.
From Tuesday, September 30, to Saturday, October 4, the monks of Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery will assemble a sand mandala depicting Avalokiteśvara, the Buddha of Compassion, in Groot Gallery. At the conclusion of the sand mandala's creation, all are invited to a dissolution ceremony and procession to the Cannon River. Guests are invited to […]
All are invited to a lecture with Tenzin Namdul, TMD, PhD, on the topic of Tibetan Medicine: Intersection of Ethics, Philosophy, and Healing. The lecture will take place in Regents Hall of Natural Science 150. Dr. Namdul is a University of Minnesota Assistant Professor and Director of the Tibetan Healing Initiative. Stream the lecture live […]
Join students from AS200 Tibetan Art, History, Culture for a guided introduction to the objects and themes in Gateway to Himalayan Art.