{"id":7246,"date":"2025-06-23T10:38:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/flaten\/?page_id=7246"},"modified":"2025-11-24T10:29:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:29:28","slug":"gateway-to-himalayan-art","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/flaten\/gateway-to-himalayan-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Gateway to Himalayan Art"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gateway to Himalayan Art<\/strong>
September 12 \u2013 December 7, 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

About the Exhibition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Read Minnesota Star Tribune<\/em>‘s article<\/a> or Sahan Journal<\/em>‘s article<\/a> about this exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gateway to Himalayan Art<\/em> introduces the main forms, concepts, meanings, and religious traditions of Himalayan art with objects from the collection of the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, New York. A large multimedia map at the start of the exhibition orients visitors to the greater Himalayan region, which encompasses Indian, Nepalese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan cultures as well as interrelated Mongolian and Chinese traditions. Gateway to Himalayan Art <\/em>invites exploration of these diverse cultural spheres through exemplary objects presented in three thematic sections: Symbols and Meanings, Materials and Technologies, and Living Practices. It also includes voices from Himalayan artists and contemporaries, along with connections to related digital content to learn more.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition features sculptures, Tibetan scroll paintings (thangkas), ritual implements, medical instruments, and instructional paintings, as well as a stupa and prayer wheel. The commissioning, creation, and use of such objects are tied to the accumulation of merit, religious advancement, and hopes for wealth, long life, and well-being. Special installations include displays detailing the process of Nepalese lost-wax metal casting and the stages of creating a thangka. A Tibetan shrine cabinet presents how these objects would be displayed in a traditional household shrine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gateway to Himalayan Art<\/em> is an integral component of the Rubin Museum\u2019s Project Himalayan Art, a three-part initiative that also includes the publication Himalayan Art in 108 Objects<\/em><\/a> and a digital platform.<\/a> Together they provide introductory resources for learning about and teaching Himalayan art. This traveling exhibition is organized and provided by the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art<\/a> and curated by Senior Curator of Himalayan Art Elena Pakhoutova. <\/p>\n\n\n

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A companion exhibition, \u0f56\u0f40\u0fb2\u0f72\u0f66\u0f0b\u0f56\u0f51\u0f7a\u0f0b\u0f63\u0f7a\u0f42\u0f66\u0f0b<\/a> | Tashi Delek, Minnesota!<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>organized by the Flaten Art Museum will be on view September 12 \u2013 October 17 in the nearby Object Study Room. This exhibition offers visitors a glimpse into the public life of Tibetan Minnesotans through photographs and videos, and is curated by Thor Anderson \u201887 and Karil Kucera, Professor of Art and Art History & Asian Studies at St. Olaf, with the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Programming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Blessing & Opening Reception <\/strong>
Friday, September 12, 5 p.m. Blessing | 5:30-7 p.m. Opening Reception
Flaten Art Museum, Center for Art and Dance, St. Olaf College 
All are invited to the 5 p.m. blessing and 5:30 p.m. opening reception for Gateway to Himalayan Art and Tashi Delek, Minnesota! Minneapolis Tibetan dance group Gyalshey Rukhag will perform and monks from the Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery in Minneapolis will offer a ceremony. The opening reception begins at 5:30 p.m. with brief remarks and light refreshments. This event is free and open to the public. Free parking is available for visitors outside Buntrock Commons.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avalokite\u015bvara Tibetan Buddhist Sand Mandala Residency<\/strong>
With monks from Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery<\/strong>
September 30 \u2013 October 5
Groot Gallery, Center for Art and Dance, St. Olaf College<\/p>\n\n\n\n