Colorado Museum Exhibit Features Art by Tibetan Priests

THE COLORADOAN
By Stacy Nick

Tibetan Losel dolls are on dispay at the Global Village Museum in Fort Collins. / CAMERON REDWINE / THE COLORADOAN

COLORADO - The Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures' new exhibit on Tibet seeks to go above the highest region on Earth's social and political strife to celebrate its traditions and its beauty. "Tibet: Rooftop of the World" is a three-part show that honors both Tibet's past and present, as well as its impact around the globe, said Erik Hofseth, Coordinating Director for the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures. The main portion of the exhibit includes more than 45 Losel dolls collected by museum co-founder Jeanne Nash, who died last summer. One of the largest collections of its kind in the country, the dolls were all made by Tibetan monks in exile, Hofseth said. The dolls serve as both an ethnographical record - preserving traditional crafts, as well as representing various regions, rituals and heritages - as well as works of art. [link]