Tibetan material culture has often been displayed in museums in the form of shrines. In these displays, Tibetan culture has been defined for viewers as overridingly religious, that is to say Buddhist. Why have shrine displays become such popular curatorial strategies? What effects do they achieve compared to “artistic” forms of representation? Why have Tibetan artefacts been predominantly constructed and displayed according to this religious vision?Paying close attention to how such displays encourage “ways of seeing” (Alpers, 1991), this paper investigates how Tibetan culture is characterised for visitors to museums. It explores the tension between “secular” and “religious” in shrine installations, and questions the relevance of these conc...
This dissertation examines the transformation of Tibetan artefacts into fine art. I seek to understa...
This article explores issues involved in representing Buddhism in museums, drawing on the author’s e...
This article explores issues involved in representing Buddhism in museums, drawing on the author’s e...
Tibetan material culture has often been displayed in museums in the form of shrines. In these displa...
Tibetan material culture has often been displayed in museums in the form of shrines. In these displa...
This paper analyses the values and uses of Tibetan sacred artefacts in their original contexts as we...
This paper analyses the values and uses of Tibetan sacred artefacts in their original contexts as we...
This paper analyses the values and uses of Tibetan sacred artefacts in their original contexts as we...
This paper analyses the values and uses of Tibetan sacred artefacts in their original contexts as we...
This thesis looks at Tibetan material culture in Scottish museums, collected between the mid-ninetee...
Exhibition of Himalayan deity statues (Tib. sku tshab) in Western museums often fails to acknowledge...
The increasing cultural diversity of European societies is forcing ethnographic museums to reconside...
This paper discusses what happens when religion in the shape of objects imbued with religious meanin...
This paper discusses what happens when religion in the shape of objects imbued with religious meanin...
Mass Production of Sacred Images : The Tsha tshas of the Tibetan World Made using molds, tsha tshas...
This dissertation examines the transformation of Tibetan artefacts into fine art. I seek to understa...
This article explores issues involved in representing Buddhism in museums, drawing on the author’s e...
This article explores issues involved in representing Buddhism in museums, drawing on the author’s e...
Tibetan material culture has often been displayed in museums in the form of shrines. In these displa...
Tibetan material culture has often been displayed in museums in the form of shrines. In these displa...
This paper analyses the values and uses of Tibetan sacred artefacts in their original contexts as we...
This paper analyses the values and uses of Tibetan sacred artefacts in their original contexts as we...
This paper analyses the values and uses of Tibetan sacred artefacts in their original contexts as we...
This paper analyses the values and uses of Tibetan sacred artefacts in their original contexts as we...
This thesis looks at Tibetan material culture in Scottish museums, collected between the mid-ninetee...
Exhibition of Himalayan deity statues (Tib. sku tshab) in Western museums often fails to acknowledge...
The increasing cultural diversity of European societies is forcing ethnographic museums to reconside...
This paper discusses what happens when religion in the shape of objects imbued with religious meanin...
This paper discusses what happens when religion in the shape of objects imbued with religious meanin...
Mass Production of Sacred Images : The Tsha tshas of the Tibetan World Made using molds, tsha tshas...
This dissertation examines the transformation of Tibetan artefacts into fine art. I seek to understa...
This article explores issues involved in representing Buddhism in museums, drawing on the author’s e...
This article explores issues involved in representing Buddhism in museums, drawing on the author’s e...