Buddhist Art from Myanmar: New Exhibit

The Asia Society in New York City will premiere a major new exhibit of Buddhist art from Myanmar in early February.

According to the press release, you will see about 70 works of art from the 5th through the 20th centuries. The exhibit will be divided into three areas which include “images of the Buddha, lives of the Buddha, and devotion and ritual.”

Some of the themes in the exhibit will include “state support of Buddhism, the effects of trade and international relations, and the role of local myths and ethnicity.”

The exhibit opens on February 10 and continues through May 10, 2015.