Exhibition

Ganesha: Lord of New Beginnings

Through June 15, 2025

Now on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 251

Free with Museum admission

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Overview Exhibition Objects

Dancing Ganesha, Red sandstone, India, Madhya Pradesh — Dancing Ganesha
India, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 10th century

Dancing Ganesha, Schist, India — Dancing Ganesha
India
12th century

Ganesha, Copper alloy, India, Tamil Nadu — Ganesha
India, Tamil Nadu
12th century

Shiva as Lord of Dance (Shiva Nataraja), Copper alloy, India, Tamil Nadu — Shiva as Lord of Dance (Shiva Nataraja)
India, Tamil Nadu
late 12th–early 13th century

Tambura, Gourd, wood, ivory, bone, paint, steel, Indian — Tambura
Indian
19th century

Shiva and Parvati and Their Children Skanda and Ganesha, Opaque watercolor on paper, India, Punjab Hills, Kingdom of Mandi or Kangra — Shiva and Parvati and Their Children Skanda and Ganesha
India, Punjab Hills, Kingdom of Mandi or Kangra
ca. 1775–1800

Seated Four-Armed Ganesha, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, India, Rajasthan, Bundi — Seated Four-Armed Ganesha
India, Rajasthan, Bundi
ca. 1775

Ganesha Leads Shiva and Durga in Procession, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, India, Western Rajasthan — Ganesha Leads Shiva and Durga in Procession
India, Western Rajasthan
18th century

Seated Ganesha, Ivory, India, Odisha — Seated Ganesha
India, Odisha
16th century

Dancing Ganesha, Opaque watercolor on paper, Mongolia — Dancing Ganesha
Mongolia
18th–19th century

Standing Ganesha, Wood with traces of polychrome, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley — Standing Ganesha
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
16th–17th century

Sukunda Ritual Lamp, Copper alloy, Nepal, Newar — Sukunda Ritual Lamp
Nepal, Newar
18th century

Ganesha Ritual Lamp, Copper alloy, Nepal, Newar — Ganesha Ritual Lamp
Nepal, Newar
18th–19th century

Ganesha Ritual Lamp, Copper alloy, Nepal, Newar — Ganesha Ritual Lamp
Nepal, Newar
19th–20th century

Ganesha Ritual Lamp, Copper alloy, Nepal, Newar — Ganesha Ritual Lamp
Nepal, Newar
18th–19th century

Ganesha Seated on a Lion Throne, Schist, India — Ganesha Seated on a Lion Throne
India
ca. 10th century

Seated Ganesha, Stone, India, Kashmir — Seated Ganesha
India, Kashmir
mid-9th century

Ganesha, Stucco with traces of color, China, Xinjiang, Pialma (75 km west of Khotan) — Ganesha
China, Xinjiang, Pialma (75 km west of Khotan)
6th–7th century

Standing Ganesha, Stone, Cambodia — Standing Ganesha
Cambodia
second half 7th century

Seated Ganesha, Bronze, Thailand — Seated Ganesha
Thailand
ca. 15th century

Seated Four-Armed Ganesha, Bronze, Indonesia, Java — Seated Four-Armed Ganesha
Indonesia, Java
9th century

Bell Handle with Seated Ganesha, Bronze, Indonesia, Java — Bell Handle with Seated Ganesha
Indonesia, Java
ca. 13th century

Dancing Ganesha Surrounded by Subsidiary Manifestations, Tuvdun Mongolian, Ink on paper, Mongolia — Dancing Ganesha Surrounded by Subsidiary Manifestations
Tuvdun
18th–19th century

Ganesha, Tuvdun Mongolian, Ink on paper, Mongolia — Ganesha
Tuvdun
late 19th–early 20th century

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Dates

Through June 15, 2025

The Met Fifth Avenue

Free with Museum admission

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