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INTRODUCTION
LESSON 1 :
Mudras

LESSON 2 :
Thangka Paintings

LESSON 3:
Contemporary Nepalese Graphic Art

RESOURCES

 

WEB RESOURCES

Listed below are several web resources which are helpful for art teachers.

Ask Asia-This website contains lesson plans, images, and maps and is sponsored by the Asia Society.

Asia for Educators-This website contains a variety of educational resources and is maintained by Columbia University. Among these resources are lessons, units, timelines, maps, primary sources as well as useful links.

The Smithsonian Institution's Freer and Sackler Galleries' Education Website-This website offers teaching guides, lesson plans as well as online exhibitions.

The Himalayan Art Resources-This website contains over 30,000 Himalayan art images many of which are from private collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago-This website contains lesson plans on Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, and India.

 
This site was created by Sarah Rowe at the NEH Summer Institute "Literatures, Religions, and Arts of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross, Summer 2008.