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The Buddha Up Close


  • National Gallery in Prague 12 Staroměstské náměstí Praha 1, Hlavní město Praha, 110 00 Czechia (map)

The exhibition, organized by the National Gallery Prague in collaboration with the Museum Rietberg Zurich, presents more than 100 items from Swiss collections and over 70 works from Czech collections, chiefly the gallery’s own Collection of Asian Art. Sculptures, paintings, and other Buddhist artworks made from the second to the twentieth centuries reflect the exhibition’s main concept ⁠–⁠ to present the multicultural nature of Buddhism, which does not consist of only one single direction but comprises various teachings and traditions. The exhibition presents important Buddhist artworks from the National Gallery Prague together with masterpieces of Buddhist art from the collections of the Museum Rietberg Zurich that are being shown in the Czech Republic for the first time. In addition, the exhibition’s theme offers not only a learning experience but also strengthens moral values, religious understanding, and multicultural awareness.


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