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Book Art at Family Art Labs!
Last weekend we hosted our December Family Art Lab focusing on the art of books and their importance in Tibetan Culture. We began with an exploration of the exhibition, All-Knowing Buddha: A Secret Guide, focusing on a set of 54 paintings … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art Making, book, bookart, bookmaking, books, Buddha, child, children, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, feel deeply, Gallery, kids, look deeply, pop-up, storytelling, Tibet, tibetan
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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
Posted in Art Making, Education Center, Family, K-12 Schools, Uncategorized
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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Rubin Education Team Visits the Queens Museum of Art!
Recently, the education team here at the Rubin took another field trip; this time to the Queens Museum of Art! We went to see the new “Anonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art” exhibit featuring many works from the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation! While … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Himalayan Art, Museums, Professional Development, Resources, Uncategorized
Tagged Education, look deeply
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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
Posted in Art Making, Education Center, Family, Himalayan Art
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
Posted in Education Center, Family, Himalayan Art
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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Magical Masks this Saturday at Family Art Labs!
This Saturday, June 14th, from 2 PM – 4 PM join us at the Education Center for our Magical Masks Family Art Lab. Uncover the stories behind the masks in the Museum’s collection and let your imagination run wild when you make your own mask in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art Making, child, children, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, feel deeply, kids, lab, labs, look deeply, Mask-making, Masks, storytelling, think deeply
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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
Posted in Art Making, Education Center, Exhibitions, Family, Gallery Tours, Himalayan Art
Tagged Art, Art Making, child, children, community, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, family learning, Family Sundays, feel deeply, From India East, Gallery, gallery tours, kids, look deeply, sculpting, sculpture, sundays, think deeply
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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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Tagged Art Making, Bodies in Balance, child, children, community, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, feel deeply, gallery tours, kids yoga, look deeply, movement, think deeply, Tibet, yoga
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