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01/12/20 13:53 PM IST

SCO Online International Exhibition

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The first ever SCO Online International Exhibition on Shared Buddhist Heritage commences today

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  • This SCO online International exhibition, first ever of its kind, is developed and curated by National Museum, New Delhi, in active collaboration with SCO member countries.
  • Buddhist philosophy and art of Central Asia connects Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries to each other.
  • The international exhibition gives a glimpse of the artistic wealth displayed in various museums across Asia
  • It represents the artistic excellence embedded within an eclectic historical timeline spanning across the development of different Schools of Buddhism
Participating institutions
  • National Museum (New Delhi)
  • Indian Museum (Kolkata)
  • National Museum of Kazakhstan
  • Dun Huang Academy (China)
  • National Historical Museum of the Kyrgyz Republic
  • Museums of Pakistan
  • State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow (Russia)
  • National Museum and National Museum of Antiquities
  • Tajikistan and renowned archaeological sites of Uzbekistan.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

It is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai (China) by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan.


Source: PIB

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