IU alumna exhibit remains on display

The Mathers Museum of World Cultures is currently displaying an exhibit by former IU student Erika Brown titled “Blended Harmonies: Music and Religion in Nepal.”  

The exhibit opened in May during Brown’s senior year and was the result of a semester-long project she had completed for a museum practicum course.

It will stay open until later this semester when an exhibit from another student who has completed the course takes its place.

With a focus on Nepal, which is not well-known or understood by the general public, the exhibit offers visitors a chance to explore the unique religious situations in Nepal, Brown said. She added that the exhibit specifically details the blending of these religious practices through music.

Though the exhibit doesn’t include music samples, “the artifacts from and images of life in Nepal illustrate the finer details of the Nepalese religious experience,” Brown said.

“The exhibit is a student endeavor, meaning it is necessarily small,” Brown said.

“However, I find its brevity to be an advantage — you can come to the museum on a lunch break or ... while walking home from class and learn something fascinating about Nepal.”

The Mathers Museum is located at 416 N. Indiana Ave. across from Dunn Meadow.