Sacred Traditions of the Himalayas

At The Met Fifth Avenue

December 20, 2014–June 14, 2015

Exhibitions are free with Museum admission.

Sacred Traditions Blog Series

	A First Look at Sacred Traditions of the Himalayas Kurt Behrendt, Associate Curator, Department of Asian Art
	Evoking the Divine: Mental Purification Using a Tibetan Tsakali Mandala Kurt Behrendt, Associate Curator, Department of Asian Art
	Eastern Religion Meets Western Science: Conserving Fifteenth-Century Tibetan Initiation Cards Angela Campbell, Assistant Conservator, Department of Paper Conservation
	Filling In History: Conserving Fifteenth-Century Tibetan Initiation Cards, Continued Rebecca Capua, Assistant Conservator, Department of Paper Conservation
	Beneath the Surface: Technical Analysis of a Vajrabhairava Figurine Mandira Chhabra, Assistant Conservator, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai, India Daniel Hausdorf, Associate Conservator, Department of Objects Conservation Pascale Patris, Conservator, Department of Objects Conservation
	Creating Contrast through Elaborate Details: Technical Analysis and Conservation of an Avalokitesvara Mandira Chhabra, Assistant Conservator, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai, India Daniel Hausdorf, Associate Conservator, Department of Objects Conservation Pascale Patris, Conservator, Department of Objects Conservation
	Diamond in the Rust: Conserving a Damascened Tibetan Knife Marlene April Yandrisevits, Former Graduate Intern, Department of Objects Conservation
	Understanding and Sustaining Cultures: The Conservation of Nepalese Jewelry Nina Pascucci, Former College Intern, Department of Objects Conservation
	Installing Sacred Traditions of the Himalayas: A Behind-the-Scenes Look Kurt Behrendt, Associate Curator, Department of Asian Art Kristine Kamiya, Associate Conservator, Department of Textile Conservation Matthew Cumbie, Conservation Preparator, Department of Objects Conservation

Stag mask, late 19th or early 20th century. Tibet. Papier-mâché, polychrome, gilding, leather, and silk. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Mrs. Edward A. Nis, 1934 (34.80.3i)