Conserving the Thangka Paintings

In 2021, the Carlos Museum commissioned two thangka paintings from the Norbulingka Institute in Dharamsala, India, one of the bhavacakra, or the “wheel of becoming,” and the other, the samatha, or the “nine steps of the calming of the mind.” Unfortunately, the paintings were severely damaged in shipping from India to Atlanta.
In this CuriosiTEA program, master Tibetan artist Buchang Nugbya and Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Conservation, Ella Andrews, discuss their collaborative efforts to repair the two paintings.
This program was presented as part of Tibet Week 2023.