Kathmandu, 11 January: The Consulate General of Nepal, and the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, has jointly announced the return of two art objects from Rubin’s permanent collection to Nepal. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Acting Consul General Mr. Bishnu Prasad Gautam, and Executive Director Dr. Jorrit Britschgi, on their respective behalf of the Government of Nepal, and the Rubin Museum of Art, at a ceremony organized atthe Museum for this purpose.
The art works scheduled to return include upper section of a Frieze/Torana (17th century) and a Garland Bearing flying Apsara/Gandharva (14th century). The Torana was lost from the main door of Yampi Mahavihara/I-Bahi, Patan, Lalitpur. According to the Museum officials, the artwork arrived at the Museum in 2010. The work of flying Apsara is originally from KeshchandraMahavihara, ItumBahal, Kathmandu which was lost in 1999 andadded to the Museum’s collection in 2003.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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