Virtual Tour | Encounter Buddhist Art

Name: Virtual Tour | Encounter Buddhist Art
Start: 2024-10-03T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-03T14:00:00-04:00
Location: 1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20560

Schedule

Thu Oct 03 2024 at 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20560 | Washington, DC

Cost: Free; registration required.
Encounter the beauty and diversity of Buddhist religious art across Asia in this online tour. Follow the journey of Buddhist art throughout the continent, from Buddhism’s origins in India and Nepal to its eventual arrival in Japan and Indonesia. A museum docent will lead this tour of the National Museum of Asian Art's extensive collection of Buddhist art.
Image credit: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1949.9a–d