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Image for Opera sans Singers: *La Celestina* in the Vélez Blanco Patio
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Opera sans Singers: La Celestina in the Vélez Blanco Patio

March 20, 2015

By Meryl Cates

Press Officer Meryl Cates welcomes to the Vélez Blanco Patio ERRATICA's production of La Celestina—an immersive video opera that is free with Museum admission through Sunday, March 29.
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The celestial globe that features mythology, science, and technology

November 26, 2013
"As a piece of purely decorative art, it holds its own with the best."
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Essay

Cosmic Buddhas in the Himalayas

June 1, 2017

By Kurt Behrendt

For the devout, the veneration of these five [celestial] Buddhas offered a direct path to breaking free of the cycle of rebirth, a goal facilitated by their innumerable manifestations that make up the Himalayan Buddhist pantheon.
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Cosmic Buddhas

October 1, 2017
Living Buddhas preside over the four directions, residing in celestial Pure Lands where a worshipper could hope to be reborn. These Buddhas and their many emanations personify ideals like compassion, abundance, health, and protection.
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Celestial Steeds: A Celebration of the Year of the Horse

January 28, 2014

By Zhixin Jason Sun

Curator Jason Sun celebrates the Year of the Horse.
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In the Stars: Gems and the Indian Tradition

December 17, 2014

By Courtney A. Stewart

Senior Research Assistant Courtney A. Stewart discusses the connection between gemstones and Hindu cosmology.
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Essay

Chinese Buddhist Sculpture

September 1, 2010

By Denise Patry Leidy

Works with powerful physiques and thin clothing derive from Indian prototypes, while sculptures that feature thin bodies with thick clothing evince a Chinese idiom.
Press Release

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Artist's Statement

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In the Footsteps of Buddhist Pilgrims: Sites in North India

February 25, 2014

By Kurt Behrendt

In the first of two posts related to the exhibition Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations, Kurt Behrendt discusses a preparatory trip he made to Buddhist sites in North India.
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Notes on Time: Art, Language, and the Night Sky

May 10, 2021

By Isabella Garces

Vija Celmins’s art sparks reflections on our relationship with the stars and the many ways of seeing time.
Image for Celestial globe with clockwork
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Celestial globe with clockwork

Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84)

Date: 1579
Accession Number: 17.190.636

Image for Celestial Globe
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Celestial Globe

James Wilson

Date: 1819
Accession Number: 61.26.1

Image for Celestial Globe
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Celestial Globe

James Wilson

Date: 1821
Accession Number: 61.26.2

Image for Celestial Musician (Gandharva)
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Celestial Musician (Gandharva)

Date: 11th century
Accession Number: 2008.537

Image for Preening Celestial Deity
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Preening Celestial Deity

Date: 11th–12th century
Accession Number: 1984.494.5

Image for Celestial Beauty (Surasundari)
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Celestial Beauty (Surasundari)

Date: 11th century
Accession Number: 69.247

Image for Garland Holder with a Winged Celestial
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Garland Holder with a Winged Celestial

Date: mid-1st century
Accession Number: 1987.142.213

Image for Celestial globe
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Celestial globe

Willem Jansz Blaeu (Dutch, Alkmaar 1571–1638 Amsterdam)

Date: after 1621
Accession Number: 1990.84

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Celestial globe

Date: 1695
Accession Number: 45.128.8

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Celestial Attendant

Date: ca. late 10th century
Accession Number: 1996.475