Category Archives: Himalayan Art

Exploring Radical Terrain: Adult Writing Workshop at the Rubin

If you visited the Rubin Museum on a Wednesday evening in April you may have seen an eager group of visitors exploring artwork together, then focused in deep concentration over their notebooks, writing responses to individual pieces.  This group was … Continue reading

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Himalayan Art Encounters: From Minerals to Paint to Landscape at Hannah Senesh Community Day School

This spring, I continued to work with the 5th grade students at Hannah Senesh Community Day School as a part of their unit studying China as part of a 3-part Himalayan Art Encounter. In the fall, I worked with these … Continue reading

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School Programs Explore Painting Materials!

Earlier this week, the School Programs team experimented with and explored the possibilities of using natural mineral pigments and bovine hide glue to create our very own paint! We mixed up four powered pigments (made from ground minerals) with water … Continue reading

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Celebrating Holi and Color at Yak Packers!

Each Spring, many Hindus in India and Nepal celebrate the festival of Holi.  Holi is a festival of color, celebrating the coming of Spring.  This year Holi will fall on Wednesday, March 27th. Here in Family Programs, we decided to … Continue reading

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Saturday Family Art Lab Puppeteering Workshop!

It’s January already!?  Another year has come and the Family Programs team has just finished hosting our monthly Saturday Family Art Lab.  This month’s theme was Shadow Puppets, a personal favorite of mine.  We began the workshop by discussing the … Continue reading

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Green Greetings at Saturday Family Art Labs! (Family Programs in Action)

On the second Saturday of each month, the Family Programs team hosts a Saturday Family Art Lab.  Each month has a different theme and December’s was Green Greetings!  During this Art Lab, families came together to make eco-friendly holiday cards … Continue reading

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A Day in the Life..of a Museum Educator

Every day here in the Education Department at the Rubin Museum of Art brings new tasks, challenges, and rewards. From administrative updates to material prep to leading tours in the galleries to traveling the 5 boroughs to teach, there are … Continue reading

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Marcos’ Top 10 Favorite Things at the Rubin Museum- a Fond Farewell

My time at the Rubin Museum has come to an end.  I’m trekking off to work with the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. I’ve grown so much at the Rubin and will miss everyone dearly. I’ll still be guest-posting on the Education  … Continue reading

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The Story of the Four Friends

This year’s Fall Family Day, Amazing Animal Adventures, is inspired by the story of the Four Friends. Come visit on October 13 from 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. to learn more, or download our Four Friends coloring pages below. The Story … Continue reading

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The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth

On Saturday, September 22, the School Programs team collaborated with Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth on an all-day Himalayan Art Encounters program. The Center for Talented Youth (CTY) offers gifted and talented K-12 students a wide range of academic … Continue reading

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