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Birmingham Museum in USA exhibiting Hindu deities
Birmingham
Museum of Art (BMA) in Birmingham (Alabama, USA) is presenting various Hindu deities
in an exhibition “Faces of India” through October two.
It
reportedly includes 23 sculptures in bronze and stone from the second
through 18th centuries, including a 16th century image of
Shiva Nataraja, dancing Ganesha, Narasimha, etc. Related events include a yoga
program, classical Indian music, lecture on sacred arts and spiritual rituals
of India, classical Indian films, dance and music from India, etc.
Applauding
BMA for exhibiting Hinduism focused art, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a
statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that art had a long and rich tradition in
Hinduism and ancient Sanskrit literature talked about religious paintings of
deities on wood or cloth.
Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of
Hinduism, urged other major art museums of the world, including Musee du Louvre
and Musee d'Orsay of Paris, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Los Angeles
Getty Center, Uffizi Gallery of Florence (Italy), Art Institute of Chicago,
Tate Modern of London, Prado Museum of Madrid, National Gallery of Art in
Washington DC, etc., to frequently organize Hindu art focused exhibitions, thus
sharing the rich Hindu art heritage with the rest of the world.
BMA’s mission offers provision of an “unparalleled cultural
and educational experience” and its collection includes over 24,000 pieces of European,
Asian, American, African, Native American, and Pre-Columbian art dated from
ancient to contemporary. Founded in 1951; Thomas L. Hamby is its Board of
Trustees Chairman, Gail C. Andrews is the Director, while Jeannine A. O’Grody
is Chief Curator.
