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A Parade for Ganesh at Family Art Labs!

The excitement of the fall season is in the air and what better time to celebrate the beloved Hindu figure, Ganesh!?  We had a full group at this month’s Family Art Lab, with a lot of fans of the helpful … Continue reading

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Print, Print, Print! at Saturday Family Art Labs!

The slow days of summer are quickly dwindling down and I cannot think of a better way to have spent a Saturday afternoon than learning about printing in Family Art Labs!  We examined both relief printing and woodblock printing (common … Continue reading

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Making Mountain Music at Saturday Family Art Labs!

I think we can all agree that New York city is going through an excruciatingly hot spell. All the better to spend an afternoon in our “cool” museum and Education Center learning about Himalayan musical instruments and making damarus at … Continue reading

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Magical Masks at Family Art Labs!

Not only is spring finally here, but we had a great turnout for Saturday’s Family Art Lab, Magical Masks!  This workshop took families on an exploration of Tibetan Masks through a mini presentation, a journey through the galleries, and an art-making … 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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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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Falling in love with Himalayan Art and Fierce Deities

I first came to the Rubin when it opened, in 2004 as a part-time Guide. I had no background information about the art, I was not an art history major, and I really didn’t know what to expect out of … Continue reading

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What it means to be in a Learning Community at a Museum

One of the many reasons I love working at the Rubin is that the entire staff works really  hard to be a community of learners.  It’s not every institution that tries to go above and beyond daily tasks to share … Continue reading

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Teaching, Cooking, and Lateral Learning

As an educator I think it’s important to have new learning experiences and do things that are out of your comfort zone. It helps me remember what the students I teach in the museum might feel like upon entering the … Continue reading

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Welcome to Education at the Rubin!

Welcome to our new Education blog at the Rubin Museum of Art! The goal of this blog is to share what the members of the Education Department at the Rubin Museum are doing and thinking about in and beyond the … Continue reading

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