New Aquisitions of Tibetan and Nepalese Art at Metropolitan Museum

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Buddha Sakyamuni, 12th–13th century. Central Tibet.

NEW YORK---Buddhism takes centerstage at the Metropolitan Museum of Art this fall with "Masterpieces of Tibetan and Nepalese Art: Recent Acquisitions." This exhibition will feature fourteen masterworks from the collection of Jack and Muriel Zimmerman. Tibetan and Nepalese art, dating from the beginning of the eleventh century through the seventeenth century are highlighted including five sculptures that are among the rarest and most important such objects to enter a Western collection.

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpieces of Tibetan and Nepalese Art: Recent Acquisitions (Sept. 17 - Feb. 2, 2014), 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY; (212) 570-3951, metmuseum.org