Hillary Langberg
Visiting assistant professor in Religion and Art History and Visual Culture at Bard College and curator of the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art online exhibition 'Wisdom of the Goddess'; scholar of South and Southeast Asian goddess traditions and Buddhist art.
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Feb 5, 2026 • 50min
Wisdom of the Goddess: The Divine Feminine in South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan Art
Hillary Langberg, a scholar-curator of South and Southeast Asian goddess traditions and Buddhist art, unveils an online Smithsonian show on nine goddesses. She traces her path from fieldwork to museum practice. Conversations cover curatorial choices, cross-religious goddess forms, pedagogical resources, tantric and sutra contexts, and the benefits and limits of presenting divine feminine art online.
