The Art Institute of Chicago Returned a Sculpture to Nepal But Obscured Its Connection to a Wealthy Donor
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 Nepal
Museum officials say they are voluntarily repatriating the object after learning that it had been stolen from Guita Bahi in the Kathmandu Valley ...
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Smithsonian Fallout Continues, Art Institute of Chicago Didn't Name Donor When Restituting Stolen Buddha, and More: Morning Links for April 3, 2025
THE SMITHSONIAN DRAMA CONTINUES, with the Washington Postreporting yesterday that Kevin Young, the director of the National ...
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Express Dialogues|Need to free art and culture from Babudom, build second Konark: Sculptor Adwaita Gadanayak
Eminent sculptor Adwaita Gadanayak speaks to TNIE at Odisha Dialogues on various issues plaguing the Indian art scene - from ...
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Cultural Diplomacy: Modi's Gift Exchange with Thailand Royals
Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented gifts to Thailand's royalty and leaders, symbolizing India's artistic heritage. The ...
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The Art Institute of Chicago Is Returning a 12th-Century Buddha Sculpture to Nepal
The investigation specifically called out Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda, which appears in a photo taken in ...