Dunhuang: Buddhist Art at the Gateway of the Silk Road: Exhibition April 19 to July 21, 2013

Dunhuang, the western gateway to China, is one of the world's most esteemed art pilgrimage and cultural heritage sites. Situated on the Silk Road at the intersection of civilizations, Dunhuang played an indispensable role in transcontinental trade and the transmission of Buddhism in Asia. The Mogao Grottoes, located at this ancient garrison town, contain some of the finest examples of Buddhist art, spanning over one thousand years. Dunhuang: Buddhist Art at the Gateway of the Silk Road will illuminate the golden age of Buddhist art and religious practice in this region during the Northern Dynasties (420-589) period and the Tang dynasty (618-907) through an examination of the caves and their murals, the recovered Buddhist sutras, and other cultural relics unearthed from this site.