Category Archives: University Audiences

Rubin Museum of Art meets Bank Street College (and then some)

  An article in Bank Street College of Education’s online newsletter was recently published highlighting the many Rubin staff members who are students or alumni from Bank Street. The article can be found at this link. Just as the programs … Continue reading

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Introducing the Education Center at the Rubin Museum

Designed by Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership, this new two-floor, five-thousand-square-foot space includes an art studio, commons room, seminar room, and display space for student art and the museum’s study collection. The design supports and enhances the educational … Continue reading

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April 2011: Asian Studies Circle | Curator Talk with Christian Luczanits

The Asian Studies Circle met for an initial meeting at the Rubin Museum on April 13, 2011. Evening events included a private tour of the exhibition Masterworks: Jewels of the Collection and a lively discussion on the gallery floors from 5:30-6:00pm with … Continue reading

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Congratulations Baruch College Contest Winners!

Thanks to an institutional partnership forged between Baruch College and Rubin Museum of Art, over six hundred and fifty Baruch Freshmen visited the museum in the fall semester of 2010 as part of their Freshman Seminar experience. To help students … Continue reading

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Documenting Experience

We have a fairly stringent policy on photography at the Rubin Museum. Photography is allowed of our permanent collection objects in our exhibitions Gateway to Himalayan Art and (coming soon) Masterworks: Jewels of the Collection.  If the items are ours, … Continue reading

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Timeless Tools

Exploring art from multiple perspectives is one of the great joys of museum educators. Learning to see in new ways keeps us engaged, fresh, and curious. As many of us have discovered, often it’s the museum visitor who teaches us … Continue reading

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Tell me a story…

Tell me a story…… How many times have we heard young children utter those words? Not just young people but people of all ages enjoy listening to stories and telling them too. We explore and question history, culture, as well … Continue reading

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Thinking About Culture with a Capital “C” in the Galleries

Last week, I carved out just enough time in my otherwise busy, administrative life to lead a tour for a group of college students from Parsons School for Design, which is just around the corner from the Rubin Museum of … Continue reading

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Everyone Loves Ganesha

“Everyone loves Ganesha,” a college student murmured during a tour of the Rubin Museum of Art one afternoon. We were gazing at the 11th century Hindu statue of Ganesha in the alcove off the RMA café. Many heads nodded in … Continue reading

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