The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston opens an exhibition featuring 17th century and contemporary Tibetan Art. According to ancient Tibetan Buddhist and Bon texts, Shambhala is a fabulous kingdom hidden by mist and a ring of snowcovered mountains, where the rulers safeguard the Kalachakra…
Korean Art & Culture A fascinating publication from the Peabody Essex Museum, explores the Art and culture of Korea including Shamanism, and Buddhism. Also delves into the symbolism of the art – very interesting, very accessible, and contains very nice colour plates.
The Newsletter of the Korean Art Society 2009 about the Traditional Shaman art of Korea. The newsletter is an outstanding resource of information containing detailed narratives on the depicted paintings. Robert Turley the President of the Society, writes in his introduction; “My reasons for loving…
Babylon was one of the greatest cities in the ancient world, widely regarded as ‘the cradle of civilisation‘. The exhibition at the British Museum explored the treasures of this city during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II. The strong, bold and unique art of the…
