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MA Buddhist Art:
History and Conservation
This 12-month MA is interdisciplinary, offering a knowledge of:
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the central concepts and tenets of Buddhism, and their historical diffusion;
the history of Buddhist art in its various religious, social, cultural and political
contexts;
the making of various types of Buddhist art;
the approaches to the conservation of Buddhist art, and an understanding of the
ethical, technical and administrative contexts; and
on-site exposure to conservation and management projects on Buddhist art in
Asia.
Careers
The MA will provide a comprehensive grounding in Buddhist art and its conservation both
for those intending to pursue further specialist conservation education, and for others
who wish to proceed into related fields such as art-historical research, curating,
conservation, etc.
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation
Centre for Buddhist Art and Conservation
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Collaborating institutions include the British
Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum,
offering research access to their collections
The curriculum includes a study visit to Asia.
In 2014-15 this will be to Dunhuang, China.