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Category Archives: Museums
Seeing the Museum as a Preschool Visitor
When faced with the challenge of exploring the galleries from a child’s perspective, our Apprentice Museum Educators, Evan G. and Tarona H., not only physically lowered themselves to the height of a preschooler, they also used a camera as a … Continue reading
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The Art of “I Don’t Know”
As an Apprentice Museum Educator, I have the opportunity and privilege of leading school tours. Before I came to the Rubin, I never thought of museum tours as gallery experiences but instead I thought of them as, well, just tours. … Continue reading
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Staff Connections: Amy Bzdak, Assistant Exhibition Designer
Running a museum takes a whole team of professionals whose different skills help make the Rubin Museum of Art one of the premiere places to visit. To get to know us a little more, and to explore different careers in … Continue reading
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Spring Family Day 2012: Himalayan New Year!
The Rubin Museum of Art celebrated the Himalayan New Year (Losar) on February 25, 2012 with a day of art-making, music and more. Close to 3000 visitors walked through our doors and in addition to exploring our galleries, they participated … Continue reading
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Educational Interactives Library
It is with great pleasure we announce the arrival of our new Educational Interactive Library. Along with hard working designers and web developers, the Education Department has managed to publish four interactives that allow a visitor to explore the principal … Continue reading
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High School Enrichment During The School Breaks
During the public school midwinter recess, The School Art League brought a bright and dedicated group of teens from across the city join museum educators from the Rubin Museum of Art for a deep exploration of the relationship between art, … Continue reading
En Espanol Por Favor
On top of the eight regularly scheduled new audio tours and two major updates to our permanent collection galleries, we’re working hard to complete a Spanish translation of our Gateway to Himalayan Art Audio Tour (look for this in March!). … Continue reading
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It’s ok to love different types of art…
Little known fact: When you work for an art museum devoted to Himalayan art and the surrounding regions, people begin to think that you ONLY like Himalayan art and couldn’t possibly be bothered to explore other fields. I experienced a … Continue reading
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Education Center Displays!
In the Education Center, we have many opportunities to display the fine work produced by our programs and students! There are magnetic walls in each room and six cases as you enter the center. In our latest installment of student … Continue reading
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Looking Deeply at the Dimenna Children’s History Museum
Last week I was able to visit the Dimenna Children’s History Museum, part of the newly renovated New York Historical Society Museum and Library. I was impressed with the size and scale of this area in the museum, though I’m … Continue reading
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