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Category Archives: Gallery Tours
Four Years of Collaboration
This morning, the Rubin embarked on its fourth year of collaboration with Hannah Senesh Community Day School in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Part of our Himalayan Art Encounters program for schools, this partnership grew out of the authentic integration of the … Continue reading
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SEEK Mentors Lead First Peer Guided Tour
Today, two Mentors of Baruch’s SEEK Program (Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge) led a group of about 20 of their peers on a tour through the galleries at the Rubin Museum of Art. In September these student Mentors (along … Continue reading
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Liberty Students Visit the Rubin
A group of 25 students from Liberty High School, just a block away and one of the Rubin Museum’s partners, arrived today for a split tour, led by Guides Megan and Errol. The students arrived promptly at 10 am, before … Continue reading
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Week-in-Review: October 15–21
As I mentioned in an earlier post this week, I attended the 2011 Association of Science & Technology Centers Conference in Baltimore. Aside from shopping for a great microscope to use for an upcoming exhibition, I participated in interesting session … Continue reading
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Mindful Connections Friday, October 21, 2011
Today, Lyndsey and David led another Mindful Connections tour. Our knowledgeable Guides introduced a group of seven seniors and their caregivers to the Buddha through depictions of his life. Lyndsey and David stimulated our visitors’ minds and memories by encouraging … Continue reading
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Feeling Deeply: Verbal Description and Touch Tour
Today, Lyndsey and David led a group of 6 visitors who were blind or partially sighted on an exciting tour through the exhibition, Once Upon a Many Times. This tour is one of the Rubin Museum of Art’s Verbal Description … Continue reading
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Educator Open House
On Wednesday, October 5th, 88 educators of pre-K through high school students discovered the art of the Himalayas with the Rubin Museum of Art during our semi-annual Educator Open House. They enjoyed a free evening of guided tours, information and … Continue reading
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Week-in-Review: September 24-30, 2011
As Museum Educators, sometimes we exist in the past, present, and future–at all times. Reflecting on this past activity-filled week has been difficult because we are preparing for so many things in the future, including an insanely fun Family Day … Continue reading
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Mindful Connections Friday, September 30, 2011
On Friday afternoon, a group of eleven senior visitors and caregivers attended our Mindful Connections program. Lead by guides David Rosenberg and Lyndsey Anderson, and with the help of a translator, the group journeyed to three stops in the galleries … Continue reading
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The Dwight School at the Rubin Museum of Art
On Monday, September 26th, we were very excited to host seventy high school freshmen from the Dwight School, who joined us for our first 3-D Mandala art workshop in our new, state-of-the-art Education Center. During these 60-minute, interactive art-making experiences … Continue reading
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