Curator Chats

Lecture

Tuesday, December 26, 2017, 12:00 p.m. and Tuesday, January 2, 2018, 12:00 p.m.

*Bas-relief of Ten-armed Lokeshvara,* about 1216. Northwestern Cambodia, Banteay Chhmar, west wall, reign of Jayavarman VII. Sandstone; 53 blocks; total section averaging 275 x 325 x 22 cm. National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Ka.2859.

About The Event

Journey through the Temple of Banteay Chhmar
Tue, Dec 26, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
Smith Gallery

Curator Sonya Rhie Mace explains the structure and embellishment of this extraordinary monument.

Art of Cambodian Buddhism
Tue, Jan 2, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Smith Gallery

Join curator Sonya Rhie Mace as she discusses works from the museum’s renowned collection and the remarkable loan of Cambodian art on view in the special exhibition.