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editorial

Evoking the Divine: Mental Purification Using a Tibetan Tsakali Mandala

March 13, 2015

By Kurt Behrendt

Associate Curator Kurt Behrendt explores the meaning of a twenty-five-card tsakalis mandala on view in the exhibition Sacred Traditions of the Himalayas.

Essay

The Manila Galleon Trade (1565–1815)

October 1, 2003

By Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The so-called Manila Galleon (“Nao de China” or “Nao de Acapulco”) brought porcelain, silk, ivory, spices, and myriad other exotic goods from China to Mexico in exchange for New World silver.

editorial

The Cosmopolitan Regionalist: Marsden Hartley's Maine with Randall Griffey

April 11, 2017

By Rachel High

Publishing and Marketing Assistant Rachel High discusses the work of Marsden Hartley and his relationship to his native state with Marsden Hartley's Maine co-curator Randall Griffey.

Press Release

Japanese Mandalas on View at Metropolitan Museum through November 29

Publication

Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet

Explores Tibetan mandalas from their ancient origins to the present day, providing a contemporary perspective on a centuries-old Buddhist model of the universe.

Past Exhibition

Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet

September 19, 2024–January 12, 2025

A mandala is a diagram of the universe—a map of true reality that in Tibet is used to conceptualize a rapid path to enlightenment. This exhibition explores the imagery of the Himalayan Buddhist devotional art through over 100 paintings, sculptures,…

editorial

Rewriting the Canons—Lygia Pape: A Multitude of Forms with Author Iria Candela

July 6, 2017

By Rachel High

Rachel High converses with curator Iria Candela, author of the exhibition catalogue for Lygia Pape: A Multitude of Forms, about the artist's career and significance in the history of modern and contemporary art.

Press Release

Exhibition at The Met to Explore Himalayan Buddhist Devotional Art Throughout History

editorial

Georges Braque's Still Life with Metronome (Still Life with Mandola and Metronome), late 1909

October 5, 2020

By Lauren Rosati

Braque’s painting marked a critical step in advancing Cubism, but the importance of the metronome has been overlooked.

video

Artist Interview—Tenzing Rigdol Commission-Mandalas

September 20, 2024

Go behind the scenes with artist Tenzing Rigdol as he discusses his installation, Biography of a Thought, for the exhibition Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet, on view through January 12, 2025.