Closing Ceremony of the exhibition, ‘Tibet and its Colors’ in Mexico City
A grand art and cultural exhibit, ‘Tibet and its Colors’, which opened on August 20 as a curtain raiser for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visit to Mexico at Plaza Loreto, closes tomorrow, September 29, 2011.
The month-long exhibition undertaken at the public square of the recently opened upscale shopping mall of Plaza Loreto in the southern end Mexico City near the National Autonomous University of Mexico provides in depth information about Tibet, its landscape, history, culture, current political situation, and exile life. It also highlights the chronology of the life of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. Apart from it, the exhibition also displays contemporary Buddhist art pieces captured or painted or sculptured by the members of Casa Tibet Mexico and other Mexican artists.
The exhibition will be formally closed tomorrow evening with the presentation of book, ‘Latin Americans and Tibet’ authored by Uruguayan writer, Aloma Sellanes, by a veteran Mexican journalist, Virgilio Caballero, as well as a music concert with Agustin Lara, a young Argentinian singer who composed special song ‘Vive’ (Alive) in honor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Aloma’s book captured a brief history of Tibet and introduction to Buddhism as well as interviews of more than 40 personals from 10 different countries in Latin America about their perception on Tibet. The book is currently available in both Spanish and Portuguese language published by mainstream publishers from Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo.
Final sales of the collection of Contemporary Buddhist Arts will also be undertaken before the closure of the exhibition.
The exhibition is hosted by Casa Tibet Mexico.
Tibet Film Screening and Discussion at Museum of Memory and Tolerance in Mexico City
In October every Saturday, the renowned Museum of Memory (of War Crimes) and Tolerance “Museo Memoria y Tolerancia” of Mexico City will organize a film show on Tibet followed by discussion.
The selected films will include ‘What Remains of Us’ on October 1st, ’10 Questions for the Dalai Lama’ on October 8th, ‘Fire Under the Snow’ on October 15th, ‘Cry of the Snow Lion’ on October 22nd and ‘Kundun’ on October 29th 2011.
The museum currently holds an exhibition on Tibet titled as ‘Memories of a Lost Nation’, which was inaugurated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Richard Gere on September 10, 2011.
Both exhibition and film screening are co-hosted by Casa Tibet Mexico.
Screening of ‘Kundun’ followed by discussion at BADESC Culture Foundation in Florianopolis, South Brazil
The Florianopolis-based Centro de Cultura Tibetana organizes this evening (September 28, 2011) a film screening of ‘Kundun’ followed by discussion on Tibet with the Center’s Director, Cerys Tramontini.
