Kathmandu (Nepal)
Rubin Museum to Return Nepalese Relics Thought to Have Been Stolen
The Rubin Museum of Art announced on Monday that it would return two sculptures to Nepal after researchers working for the museum concluded that smugglers had stolen the carved wooden artifacts from religious sites. “We are deeply grateful,” Nepal’s acting consul general, Bishnu Prasad Gautam, said in a statement. “The proactive response and thoughtful collaboration […]
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Celebrating the ‘Great Night of Shiva’ in Kathmandu
It was the night before a new moon, and a rotating palette of color, reflecting off the buildings, floated like a halo in the mist. Silhouettes of cows dotted my periphery, accompanied by the gentle rustle of their grazing on the riverbank. As I approached the center of the complex, the crowds pressed closer together, […]
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