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Exploring History, Faith, and Photography with Queens College students

Allison Austin, University Programs intern and Teaching Assistant for a Queens College course taught by Dr. Morris Rossabi this past spring, gave Dr. Rossabi’s students a gallery tour of Lisa Ross’s exhibition, Living Shrines of Uyghur China (February 8 2013-July … Continue reading

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Raja-Rani: King & Queen for a Day at Family Art Labs!

Saturday we had yet another fun day at Family Art Labs.  Our theme of the day was Raja-Rani, which means “King & Queen” in Hindi.  This workshop took us on an exploration of the newly opened Fiercely Modern: Art of … Continue reading

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Rubin Museum Reception and Baruch College Conference

The Rubin Museum of Art and Baruch College are partnering to promote an upcoming conference, Museums and Higher Education in the 21st Century: Collaborative Methods and Models for Innovation taking place at Baruch College, Thursday, April 25, 8:00 am – … Continue reading

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Cool Culture Family Day at the Rubin!

Over the weekend Family Programs held our spring Family Day with Cool Culture.   We worked hard the past few months preparing for the event, and were finally rewarded in a fun and successful day!  The families of Little Star … 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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Tibetan Felting at Family Art Labs!

I have been hearing about how cool felting is since I began my work here at the Rubin Museum (back in September 2012).  I learned how to felt through a mini workshop with my fellow coworkers and was very inspired by … Continue reading

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Educational Interactive Library: Palden Lhamo Dusolma

  We are excited to announce that a new interactive of Palden Lhamo Dusolma has now been added to our Educational Interactive Library and is now up for you to enjoy wherever you have internet access! You can currently view … Continue reading

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The Place of Provenance: Educator Resource Guide

  Following the opening of the exhibition The Place of Provenance: Regional Styles in Tibetan Painting , the Education Department at the Rubin Museum have created an Educator Resource guide that can help both teachers and their students with the … Continue reading

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Collaborative Sand Mandalas at Family Art Labs!

Nemo who!?  Despite blizzard conditions over the weekend, Family Art Labs was in full swing.  We had a small, yet brave group of families who trudged through the snow to help us begin the celebration of Losar (the Tibetan New … Continue reading

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Photo of the Week: Educator Open House

Yesterday the Education staff at the Rubin hosted forty-five educators for our annual K-12 Educator Open House.  Educators got the chance to talk to our dedicated educators, create their own Himalayan inspired art and explore our educator resources. A BIG … Continue reading

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