The famed museum recently returned a 12th-century Buddha sculpture that it says was stolen from the Kathmandu Valley. However ...
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The Art Institute of Chicago Is Returning a 12th-Century Buddha Sculpture to NepalThe Art Institute of Chicago is returning a 12th-century sculpture to Nepal after learning that it had been stolen. Officials are working with the government of Nepal to voluntarily repatriate the ...
In almost three decades of painting career, Sydney-based artist Krishna Malla finds Nepal as an inspiration for his art. Credit: Facebook/Painter Krishna ...
In the 1960s, through the influx of Western tourists the hippie movement rose in Nepal. Traditional art such as paubha and thangka paintings were modified to cater to the taste of tourists ...
The museum’s researchers collaborated with the government of Nepal to determine the sculpture had been stolen from the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal.
Art Institute of Chicago Nepal collection, 2023 (photo Emiline Smith/Hyperallergic) The statement does not credit the online sleuths who identified the statue early on, or the Nepal Heritage ...
On 3 March, the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) announced the initiation of a voluntary repatriation to Nepal. The 12th-century artefact in question, a “significant sculpture” dubbed Buddha ...
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