Bamiyan 20 years later

A small 2021 exhibition at the Musée Guimet in Paris, drawing on the museum's own collections. It served as a sort of warm-up for the upcoming season, offering a good overview of the cave complex's condition and the contribution of French archaeologists to its study and preservation.

 

Blue Bodhisattva, Bamiyan, 6th–7th century, copy from the upper part of the niche of Group E, 1937.

Maitreya, Bamiyan, 7th century, copy from Hall 3, Group K, 1935.

Detail of the painting from the underside of the niche's dome. Kakrak, 7th century.

Sun God Surya, 7th century, copy, Bamiyan, niche of the Small Buddha

Buddha with donors, 7th century, copy, Bamiyan, Small Buddha niche

Musicians, 7th century, copy, Bamiyan, Great Buddha niche

Bamiyan, Cave D, 4th–5th centuries.

Bamiyan, Cave V, 5th–6th centuries.

Bamiyan, Cave G, 6th–7th centuries.

Bamiyan, Cave G, 6th–7th centuries.

Bamiyan, Cave G, 6th–7th centuries.

Kakrak, 7-8 in

Kakrak, 7-8 in

Bamiyan, Grotto G, Kushan period (1st–3rd centuries).

Bamiyan, 5th–7th centuries.