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Tag Archives: Tibet
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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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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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
Posted in Art Making, Education Center, Family, Gallery Tours, Himalayan Art
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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Losar Family Day!
In early March Family Programs led the Museum in a celebration of Losar, the Tibetan New Year, with our annual Losar Family Day. With its many moving parts, this celebration required participation from nearly every department in the Museum. Because … Continue reading
Posted in Art Making, Education Center, Family, Gallery Tours, Himalayan Art
Tagged Art Making, Buddha, child, children, community, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, family day, Gateway to Himalayan Art, kids, look deeply, Losar, new year, storytelling, tashi delek, teens, think deeply, Tibet, tibetan, Tradition Transformed
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Losar Family Day is almost here!
March has arrive and we are preparing for our largest family event of the year, Losar Family Day: Himalayan New Year. This event takes place this Saturday, March 8th from 12pm-4pm. Join us in our celebration with a day full of art, … Continue reading
Posted in Art Making, Education Center, Family, Himalayan Art
Tagged Art, Art Making, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, family day, family learning, feel deeply, gallery tours, Gateway to Himalayan Art, kids, look deeply, Losar, Mandala, Mandalas, new year, storytelling, Tibet, Tradition Transformed
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Traditional Tibetan Felting Family Art Lab!
We had a full house last Saturday for our Traditional Tibetan Felting Family Art Lab. This time of year many families seek fun, indoor weekend activities and what better way to spend a cold day than learning how to felt … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art Making, child, children, Education, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, feel deeply, felt, felting, Gateway to Himalayan Art, kids, look deeply, Tibet, Tradition Transformed, traditional
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This Saturday: Traditional Tibetan Felting at Family Art Labs!
This Saturday, February 8th, from 2pm -4pm, join us for the Traditional Tibetan Felting Family Art Lab! This month we will explore the Gateway to Himalayan Art exhibition and learn how to make felt, using traditional Tibetan methods. Please visit the Rubin website … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art Making, child, children, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, feel deeply, felt, felting, Gateway to Himalayan Art, look deeply, think deeply, Tibet, tibetan
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Nepali Paper Making at Family Art Labs!
Last Saturday Family Programs hosted a Family Art Lab on one of my favorite art-making processes, paper making. This family workshop provided the perfect opportunity to learn more about the paper making traditions in Nepal and adapt these to art-making … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art Making, child, children, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, family-friendly, feel deeply, Gallery, gallery tours, kids, look deeply, Nepal, paper, paper making, Papermaking, storytelling, think deeply, Tibet, workshops
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