SMITHSONIAN’s NATIONAL MUSEUM of ASIAN ART: Revealing Krishna and សាធុ SATOOK Blessing Ceremony/Opening Exhibition
At the Revealing Krishna and សាធុ SATOOK’s Blessing Ceremony and Exhibition Opening at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art. 05/14/22
Saturday, May 14, 2022, 2 pm Event Location: Freer North Plaza
Join us for a communal blessing ceremony for the exhibition Revealing Krishna: Journey to Cambodia’s Sacred Mountain, on view from April 30 to September 18, 2022. Led by three monks from the Cambodian Buddhist temple Watt Buddhacheya Mongkol in Woodbridge, Virginia, the ceremony uses practices such as chanting, sprinkling water, and specific hand gestures to confer protection and good luck. Afterwards, enjoy Cambodian-inspired refreshments by Oh Graze Away and Little Lana’s Cookies. Then come inside to experience the exhibition and meet curator Emma Natalya Stein and praCh Ly, director of the documentary film សាធុ Satook, which explores the transformation of religious traditions in Cambodian American communities.REVEALING Krishna: Journey to Cambodia’s Sacred Mountain exhibition is now open at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art from April 20 – September 18, 2022. It also features the សាធុ SATOOK film as part of its exhibition. 05/14/22Emma Stein (Museum Curator) with the monks from the Cambodian Buddhist temple Watt Buddhacheya Mongkol in Woodbridge, Virginia. At the REVEALING Krishna: Journey to Cambodia’s Sacred Mountain exhibition.សាធុ SATOOK’s installation at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art. 05/14/22praCh speaking to the guests at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art’s ‘Meet the Filmmaker’ special event. 05/14/22Caylee So (Filmmaker, Director), praCh Ly (Musician, Filmmaker), Loung Ung (Author, Activist) 05/14/22
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