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DIY: Tibetan Prayer Flags for a Harmonious Space!
Prayer flags are believed to bring happiness, long life, and prosperity to those who create them. Let’s make some! Each color has a special meaning: blue/space, white/air, red/fire, green/water, and yellow/earth. Here’s an image of prayer flags hanging from a Buddhist … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, artmaking, Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist, child, children, classes, community, Education, Families, Family, family learning, feel deeply, flag, Flags, Gateway to Himalayan Art, kid, kids, look deeply, Mandala, Prayer, prayerflags, Shrine, students, Teachers, Tibet, tibetan, Tradition Transformed
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A Ganesh Celebration at Family Art Labs!
Once every fall we hold a Family Art Lab devoted to the beloved elephant-headed deity, Ganesh (also known as Ganesha or Ganapati). Ganesh is not only popular among Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain communities, but is also famous among many cultures throughout the world. Perhaps it’s his unique characteristics … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art Making, Buddhism, Buddhist, child, children, community, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, feel deeply, Ganapati, ganesh, Ganesha, Gateway to Himalayan Art, Hindu, Hinduism, India, kids, look deeply, storytelling
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Guest Artist Preeti Vasudevan visits Family Art Labs!
July’s Family Art Lab was all about Himalayan Sounds. In honor of our sound exploration, we invited special guest artist, Preeti Vasudevan to lead our family tour. She arrived with many interesting ideas and instruments of her own that enhanced our tour … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art Making, artist, artmaking, child, children, community, damarus, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, ganesh, himalayan, India, kid, kids, labs, look deeply, Shiva, sounds, think deeply
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Himalayan Sounds Family Art Lab This Saturday!
Join us on Saturday, July 12th, from 2 PM – 4 PM, for our Himalayan Sounds Family Art Lab! Hear monks chanting in the Tibetan Shrine Room and join our special guest, Preeti Vasudevan, on an exploration of the galleries to discover musical instruments … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art Making, child, children, community, damaru, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, himalayan, kids, look deeply, sounds, storytelling, think deeply, tibetan
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A Peek into a very Magical Family Art Lab
Last Saturday we held our Magical Masks Family Art Lab. In this workshop, we explored the uses of Himalayan masks, searched the galleries for masks and animals (who inspire many Tibetan masks), and created our own masks in the art … Continue reading
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Tagged animal, animals, Art, Art Making, child, children, community, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, Family Sundays, feel deeply, kids, look deeply, mask, Mask-making, Masks, Painting, think deeply, woodblock printing
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Family Sundays in June!
Join us at Family Sundays in June for super sculpting! In the Museum pick up a gallery search or go on the 2 pm Family Tour of the exhibition, From India East, to see sculptures made of clay, stone, wood, and metal. … Continue reading
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Celebrate Mother’s Day at Family Sundays!
This Sunday, May 11th, is a day for celebrating our mothers. Since Sundays are officially a day for families here at the Rubin Museum, we thought Family Sundays would be the perfect opportunity to bring mom to the Museum and to do … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art Making, beading, beads, child, children, community, count your blessings, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, family learning, Family Sundays, feel deeply, Gallery, kids, look deeply, mala, Mother's Day, prayer beads, storytelling, sunday, sundays, think deeply
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Join us this Saturday for a Movement Family Art Lab!
This Saturday, May 10th, from 2 PM – 4 PM join us at the Education Center for our Movement in May Family Art Lab! Explore the newest exhibition, Bodies in Balance, and how moving our bodies can have positive effects on our health. Then … Continue reading
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Join us this Saturday for the Spice Market Family Art Lab!
This Saturday, April 12th, from 2 PM – 4 PM join us at the Education Center for our Spice Market Family Art Lab! Explore the newest exhibition, Bodies in Balance, and how our five senses are connected to our overall well … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art Making, Bodies in Balance, child, children, community, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, feel deeply, Gallery, gallery tours, kids, look deeply, spice market, think deeply, Tibet, Tibetan Medicine, Visual Thinking Strategies
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Launch of Family Sundays!
Last Sunday Family Programs held our first Family Sundays drop-in program and I will modestly say it was a huge success. We had over 50 people in attendance throughout the afternoon and everyone looked to be having a great time. … Continue reading
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Tagged anatomy collages, Art, Art Making, Bodies in Balance, child, children, collage, community, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, family learning, Family Sundays, feel deeply, gallery tours, look deeply, storytelling, think deeply, Tibet, Tibetan Medicine
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