Flaten Art Museum

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Email beckerj@stolaf.edu
Website http://stolaf.edu/flaten

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  • Flaten Art Museum Opening Reception for Fall Exhibitions

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    Center for Art and Dance Flaten Museum

    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. […]

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  • Avalokiteśvara Tibetan Buddhist Sand Mandala

    Center for Art and Dance Groot Gallery

    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 […]

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  • Sand Mandala Consecration Ceremony

    Center for Art and Dance Groot Gallery

    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 […]

    Free

  • Buddhist Meditation Practices

    Buntrock Commons Viking Theater

    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. 

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  • Sand Mandala Dissolution Ceremony

    Center for Art and Dance Groot Gallery

    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 […]

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  • Tibetan Medicine: Intersection of Ethics, Philosophy, and Healing

    Regents 150

    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 […]

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  • Student-led Tour: Gateway to Himalayan Art

    Center for Art and Dance Flaten Museum

    Join students from AS200 Tibetan Art, History, Culture for a guided introduction to the objects and themes in Gateway to Himalayan Art. 

  • Flaten Art Museum Exhibit - UPRISING IX: I Can't Draw

    Center for Art and Dance Flaten Museum

    All are welcome to visit UPRISING IX, an exhibition at Flaten Art Museum that uplifts Black expression at St. Olaf through the visual and performing arts. Student-organized since its founding in 2018, this year’s exhibition is curated by Yorkabiel Desta ’28, Samuel Antwi ’26, Ariel Edwards ’26, Juliana Kidde ’26, Fimidara Olufade ’28, and Ashley […]

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  • Opening Reception for UPRISING IX: I Can't Draw

    Center for Art and Dance Flaten Museum

    All are welcome to join the Flaten Art Museum from 5-7 p.m. in celebrating the opening of the UPRISING IX exhibition. UPRISING IX (February 13-27, 2026) uplifts Black expression at St. Olaf through the visual and performing arts. Student-organized since its founding in 2018, this year’s exhibition is curated by Yorkabiel Desta ’28, Samuel Antwi […]

    Free
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