US: Flat Art Museum (FAM) in St. Olaf College exhibits Drawings of Hindu Temple of Angkor Wat

Delhi, Dec 23, 2016: The Flaten Art Museum (FAM) in St. Olaf College (Northfield, Minnesota) is exhibiting drawings exploring Hindu temple of Angkor Wat (Cambodia).

The museum in St. Olaf College is run by Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The showcasing of these drawings are under the exhibition titled "Anastylosis Project", which will continue till January 22.

The drawings are by Art Professor Mary Griep of the St. Olaf College. They examine Angkor Wat, which is the largest religious monument in the world. The exhibition refers to the practice of restoring a monument by dismantling and rebuilding the structure using the original methods and materials as closely as possible.

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Activist Rajan Zed urged major art museums of the world, including Musee du Louvre and Musee d'Orsay of Paris, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Los Angeles Getty Center, Uffizi Gallery of Florence (Italy), Art Institute of Chicago, Tate Modern of London, Prado Museum of Madrid, National Gallery of Art in Washington DC etc to frequently organize Hindu art focused exhibitions. He claimed that this will help in sharing the rich Hindu art heritage with the rest of the world.

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Rajan also said, "Art has a long and rich tradition in Hinduism and ancient Sanskrit literature talks about religious paintings of deities on wood or cloth." Flaten Art Museum has over 4,000 artefacts from all around the world. Larry Stranghoener, David R. Anderson and Jane Becker Nelson are Board of Regents Chair, President and Museum Director respectively.

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