Could one ever possibly ask "Is there any good to come out of the evils of war?" My answer is yes. That amongst the rubble and discord we can discover and understand the beauty of another culture rather than focusing on the conflict. Beginning last October and through January 25th, 2009, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco will be holding an exhibit showcasing Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul. Many of these objects were thought to have been stolen or destroyed during some 25 years of conflict first with the Russian invasion. With the recent invasion of the U.S. post September 11, 2001, these caches were recovered from a vault in 2004 within the Presidential Palace. In safe hands now the works belong to today to the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul.
Given the recent turmoil that this country has suffered the motto of Afghanistan remains to be “A nation stays alive when its culture stays alive.” That is a very powerful sentiment and hope that these invaluable findings from long ago remain symbols of a great culture that in the future, we hope, is able to flourish once again.
Contact the museum online at www.asianart.org or at (415) 581-3500, 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102 for more information.
~Erika Lind~
photo: http://www.asianart.org/
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