Indian Buddhist Art from Indian Museum, Kolkata
◆ About The Indian Museum in Kolkata ◆
The Indian Museum in Kolkata ( formerly Calcutta ) was founded in 1814 and is the country’s first general museum and one of the largest in all of Asia .
Among all its holdings , country’s first general museum and one of the largest in all of Asia.
Among all its collection of Indian Buddhist art is particularly excellent , encompassing a host of outstanding examples from Buddhism’s earliest days through more recent centuries .
The collection includes a recreation of the Bharhut stupa ( c. 2nd century B.C.E. ) with the early collection includes a recreation of the Bharhut stupa (c. 2nd century B.C.E. ) with the early Indian Buddhist art of that period , carvings of the Buddha from GandharIndian Buddhist art of that period , carvings of the Buddha from GandharIndian Buddhist art of that period , carvings of the Buddha from Gandhara and Mathura during the Kushan Empire ( 1st -3rd centuries ) , which saw the birth of such Buddhist images , fine arts from the Gupta Empire ( 4th – 6th centuries ) the so-called Golden Age of Indian culture – as well as masterpieces from the esoteric Buddhism that arose during the Pala dynasty ( 8th-12th centuries ) .
【 period 】 March 17 , 2015 （tuesday ） ～ May 17 , 2015 （sanday ）
【 Venue 】 Hyokeikan , Tokyo National Museum ( Ueno Park ) / From ueno park exit of JR ueno station 【about 10min walk 】 ♪
【 Hours 】 9:30 ~ 17:00 ※ Fridays until 20:00 ※From April 4, 2015:Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays until 18:00
※ ( Last entry 30 minutes before closing )
【 Closed 】 Mondays ( Except for Monday, March 23, 30, May 4 ) , and closed Thursday May 7 .
【 Admission 】 General ￥ 1,400 （￥1,200 / ￥1,100 ） / College students ￥1,000 （￥800 / ￥700 ）
High School students ￥800 （￥600 / ￥500 ）
※ Admission free for visitors junior high school age or younger .
※ Prices shown in ( ) indicate advance and group ( more than 20 persons ) discount tickets .
Official website http://www.tnm.jp/
About 15min walk at our hotel ♪
