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LACMA Asian Autumn Exhibitions
The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art
October
6, 2003-January 3, 2004 Hammer Building, Plaza Level
The Circle of Bliss Sand Mandala
October
5, 2003 through January 4, 2004 Ahmanson Building, Atrium
Visitors can watch as
an unbelievably intricate mandala is made entirely of brightly colored
sand. The mandala will be completed by about October 24th. This is the
first time this particular mandala is being made in the United States.
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Opening Ceremony
Sunday October 5,
2003, 2 pm
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Dispersion Ceremony
Sunday January 4,
2004, 2 pm
Salvation:
Images of the Buddhist Deity of Compassion
August 14, 2003–July 5, 2004
Ahmanson Building, Plaza Level,
Masterpiece in Focus Gallery
Drawing
on Faith: Ink Drawings for Korean Buddhist Icons
August 21, 2003–February 11, 2004
Ahmanson Building, Lower Level,
Korean Galleries
Transmitting
Culture: Korean Ceramics from Korean American Collections
August 21, 2003–March 7, 2004
Ahmanson Building, Lower Level,
Korean Galleries
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Public Tours
In Focus Talks on
The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art
October
6, 2003-January 3, 2004
Hammer Building, Plaza Level
In Focus Talks on
Salvation: Images of the Buddhist Deity of Compassion
September 11,
2003-February 7, 2004
Ahmanson Building, Plaza Level, Masterpiece in Focus Gallery
In Focus Talks on
Drawing on Faith: Ink Drawings for Korean Buddhist Icons
September 15,
2003-January 11, 2004
Ahmanson Building, Lower Level, Korean Galleries
In Focus Talks on
Transmitting Culture: Korean Ceramics from Korean American
Collections
September 2,
2003-January 11, 2004
Ahmanson Building, Lower Level, Korean Galleries

Please see the
LACMA calendar
for specific dates and times of tours.
Family Programs
Sheila and Wally Weisman Family Sundays
Sundays, October 5, 12, and 19, 12:30-3:15 pm
Activities related to The
Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art exhibition.
Sheila and Wally Weisman Family Sundays
Sundays, November 2, 9, and 16, 12:30-3:15 pm
Activities related to the
permanent collections of Asian art at LACMA.
The Johnny Mercer Foundation Family Music Day
Sunday, October 26, 12:30-3:15 pm
Korean Music and Dance

Related Installations at LACMA
Luxury Textiles East and West: Dress and Identity
August 7, 2003-February 29, 2004
Ahmanson Building, Third Level, Costume and Textiles Gallery
Offerings to the Protectors of the Buddha's Teachings
July 2003-August 2004
Ahmanson Building, Third Level, Himalayan Art Gallery
Valor and Virtue: Visualizing Rajput Identity
July 2003-August 2004
Ahmanson Building, Third Level, South Asian Painting Gallery
Sumptuous Microcosms: Chinese Snuff Bottles from California Collections
October-December 2003
Ahmanson Building, Lower Level, Imperial Court Art of the Ming and Qing
Dynasties Gallery
Japanese Painting: Ancient Treasures Revived
August-October 28, 2003
Pavilion for Japanese Art, West Wing
Japanese Prints: Kawase Hasui, the Early Works
August-October 14, 2003
Pavilion for Japanese Art, Second Level, East Wing
Netsuke: Flora and Fauna
August-October 8, 2003
Pavilion for Japanese Art, Plaza Level, East Wing

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