Why auction of Buddha relics was called off and why it matters – an expert in Asian art explains Published: May 30, 2025 8:07am EDT Stephen A Murphy , SOAS, University of London ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — In honor of Maternal Health Month in May, a local mom and her 2-year-old daughter are revisiting a piece of art commemorating their breastfeeding journey. "You see the pictures ...

Buddha Purnima, the most sacred day for Buddhists across the globe, is being celebrated with great devotion on Monday, May 12, 2025, to mark the 2587th birth anniversary of Lord Gautama Buddha.

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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 ...

The Art Institute of Chicago is returning a 12th-century sculpture to Nepal after learning that it had been stolen. Officials are working with the government of Nepal to voluntarily repatriate the ...

On 3 March, the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) announced the initiation of a voluntary repatriation to Nepal. The 12th-century artefact in question, a “significant sculpture” dubbed Buddha ...

This 12th century Nepali sculpture, “Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda,” regularly displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago since 1997, is heading back to its country of origin.