Gallery Talk

Exhibition Tour—Buddhism Along the Silk Road: 5th–8th Century

Wednesday, January 30, 10:00–11:00 a.m.

Kurt Behrendt, Assistant Curator, Department of Asian Art, MMA

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In this exhibition, explore the remarkable moment of artistic exchange that blossomed as trade, military conquest, and the diffusion of Buddhism linked the vast regions of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia in the sixth century.

Free with Museum admission

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Lectures and Panels

William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764) | Scholars at a Lecture (detail), January 1736 | 91.1.35

The Museum offers lectures and panels in conjunction with special exhibitions, the permanent collection, and other related topics.

Events at The Cloisters

Garden Tour at The Cloisters Museum and Gardens

Enjoy collection highlight tours, garden tours, gallery talks, and other programs at The Cloisters museum and gardens, the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in northern Manhattan devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe.