Category Archives: Exhibitions

A Date with Vishnu at the Brooklyn Museum

The day was cloudy and overcast on Saturday, September 10th, but it became a glorious and special day when a dozen or so Rubin Museum guides joined Ashley Mask at the Brooklyn Museum’s exhibition on Hindu sculptures, paintings and textiles. … Continue reading

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Week-in-Review: September 10 – 16, 2011

In an effort to showcase the amazing and interesting things that happen in Education over the course of a week, I’m starting a new blog Week-in-Review column. Our week starts on a Saturday with Family Art Labs.This week families worked … Continue reading

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The Ever Present Ice Buddha

In March a larger than life Buddha made entirely of ice sat at the base of the spiral staircase. Though he did not sit there very long- quickly melting and morphing into a ghostly ice sculpture over the weekend, I … Continue reading

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August 2011: Asian Studies Circle | Curricular Connections with Serinity Young

The Asian Studies Circle met  August 31, 2011 for a lively evening of discussion and inquiry with Serinity Young, Professor of Asian Studies at Queens College and adjunct faculty at Eugene Lang College, The New School. Professor Young reviewed plans … Continue reading

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Baruch Peer Mentor Educational Development

The Rubin Museum of Art hosted a full day seminar for Fall 2011 Baruch College Peer Mentors on August 12. The museum has an in-depth partnership with Baruch that was established in 2010 and includes intensive visits from incoming freshman … Continue reading

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Pilgrimage: Part 1

In March, I traveled to Spain for a work-related vacation (really!). I spent four days walking the last 112km of El Camino de Santiago (“The Way to Santiago”). That’s about 70 miles, with a 25-pound pack and camera in tow. … Continue reading

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Professional Pilgrimage

The Rubin’s Education Department crossed the harbor to Staten Island where we visited the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art. Meg Ventrudo, the museum’s Executive Director met with us, and we had a lively discussion on a number of topics … Continue reading

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Audibly Engaging Fine Art

Just last weekend I had decided to take a small trip to Boston since it had been awhile.  This time I wanted to do something I had never done before and check out the Museum of Fine Arts.  Walking into … Continue reading

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Himalayan Art at MFA Houston & RISD Museum

This has been a busy travel week for me! I started the week in Houston, Texas for the American Association of Museums conference, made a pit stop back at work for three days, then was off to Providence, Rhode Island … Continue reading

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The Himalayas in Flushing

  Last Wednesday night, Rukhshan, Marilyn, Anqi and I traveled to Flushing to help children, families, and teachers get creative as we represented the museum at an exciting celebration of student art, learning, and self-expression at PS 32Q. Over 80 … Continue reading

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