Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room –– Minneapolis Institute of Art
view of the Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room at Mia
View of the Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room: The Alice S. Kandell Collection

Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room

Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room
The Alice S. Kandell Collection

Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room
The Alice S. Kandell Collection

The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room includes more than 200 gilt-bronze sculptures, paintings, silk hangings, and carpets that were created in Tibet between the 1300s and early 1900s. Buddhist ritual objects are displayed in the context of an elaborate private household shrine, a space used for offerings, devotional prayer, rituals, and contemplation.

With its flickering candlelight, sonorous chanting, and the subtle smell of incense, the glittering room provides an oasis for peaceful contemplation within the galleries at Mia.

The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room is located in Gallery 256.

Resources

Teachers Guide

Learn about the uniqueness of Tibetan practices and art forms and prepare your students for a visit to Mia’s Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room.

Objects Guide

Tour a selection of the objects found in the shrine room in this text- and image-based guide.

Virtual Tour

Step inside the Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room in a 3-D virtual tour.

View of the Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room: The Alice S. Kandell Collection