Saturday, October 08, 2011 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
In Tibet, especially in the city of Lhasa, the arrival of autumn signals the beginning of kite-flying season. Enjoyed by all ages, kite flying can be a pleasant pastime or a... read more
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Scholar Humchen Chenaktsang introduces us to the world of the the ngakpa (yogin in Sanskrit), a lay practitioner of Tantric Buddhism. In the eighth century, Padmasambhava... read more
Friday, March 25, 2011 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Join us as we celebrate Losar 2011 with an evening of traditional Tibetan music and food and an exhibition of New Year's offerings from across the Plateau.
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Saturday, March 12, 2011 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join us for an introduction to layé, a captivating genre of Tibetan song in which singers extemporize lyrics that are almost always about love! In an illustrated talk,... read more
Friday, January 14, 2011 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Eight years ago, ten artists came together to undertake an experiment. In a former Sichuanese restaurant along Lhasa’s Barkhor, they created the Gendün Chöpel Artists’ Guild and... read more
Saturday, February 27, 2010 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Jetsün Kushok Chimey Luding was born into the prestigious Sakya Khön family, which was established in the 11th century by Khön Könchok Gyelpo. In the Sakya Khön family, the... read more
Friday, February 26, 2010 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Join as we celebrate the Year of the Iron Tiger at Trace Foundation with a display of traditional Tibetan butter sculptures and a demonstration of their construction.
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Saturday, January 30, 2010 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Scholar and writer Tseten Dorje will present his research on the culture, customs and cuisine of eleventh-century Tsongkha, an extensive region in contemporary Qinghai Province.... read more
Saturday, December 12, 2009 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Kadrung Nornang’s Rules for Formal Letter Writing was written in 1888 by Nornang Wangdü Tsering, a Chair-Secretary in the Tibetan government. The book is a comprehensive manual of... read more
Saturday, November 07, 2009 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Trace Foundation’s Latse Library unveils a unique collection of Tibetan stamps and correspondence from the first half of the 20th Century. Over one hundred items from three... read more
