Courtauld Institute of Art and Ho Family Foundation to launch international Buddhist Art Forum
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London's Courtauld Institute of Art has announced that it will be organizing the Buddhist Art Forum — a major international conference intended to be "the first time that a representative group of those with a stake in Buddhist art — monks, artists, art historians, archaeologists, conservators, curators, and officials – have come together to consider these issues." The forum will be sponsored by the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, who recently gave Harvard University and Stanford University grants totaling $ 5.2 million to "advance understanding of Buddhist thought and practice."
You can find more information about the Buddhist Art Forum here.
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