At the opening of the Awaken exhibition, The Mystical Arts of Tibet, featuring the Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery in southern India constructed a sand mandala. The monks will dismantle the mandala, in a closing ceremony, sweeping up the colored sands to symbolize the impermanence of all that exists. The ceremony will begin in the entrance to the special exhibition on the Lower Level of VMFA and will conclude in the Japanese Garden at Maymont.
For directions to Maymont please visit their website. Guests are encouraged to park at the Historic Estate Entrance. For accessible access to the Japanese Garden, contact Maymont at 804-358-7166, ext. 310