Admission is Free | Open Wed–Sun

Admission is Free | Open Wed–Sun

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Contemplative Art Viewing

March 1, 2019 | 2:00PM - 3:00PM

Mindfulness educator Mitra Manesh leads this workshop in the exhibition Summoning the Ancestors: Southern Nigerian Bronzes. Contemplative art viewing uses mindfulness practices to explore the relationship between art and the self. Manesh is a graduate of UCLA’s Mindfulness Facilitation Program, offered through the Mindfulness Awareness Research Center (MARC) at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.

Related Exhibition: Summoning the Ancestors: Southern Nigerian Bronzes
This exhibition of bronze bells and ofo from southern Nigeria highlights the great diversity of each genre and how they are used in a variety of ritual contexts.

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