Passion for Hinduism's Yoga Drove Smithsonian's $125,000 Crowdfunding Campaign

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Detail, Krishna Vishvarupa. ca. 1740. India, Himachal Pradesh, Bilaspur. Collection of Catherine and Ralph Benkaim.

WASHINGTON, DC---More than 600 donors contributed over $170,000 in the Smithsonian's first major crowdfunding campaign, supporting the world's first exhibition on yogic art. "Yoga: The Art of Transformation,"opening Oct. 19 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, will reveal yoga's fascinating meanings and history over the past 2,000 years. The 34-day campaign, "Together We're One," kicked off May 29, with a deadline of July 1 to raise $125,000. Online donations will still be accepted throughout the summer and fall at asia.si.edu/yoga. [link]