Current Exhibition Resources
The Rubin Museum of Art is dedicated to enhancing our visitors' appreciation and understanding of Himalayan art with stimulating and interactive educational tools located throughout the galleries.
Featured Exhibition Resource
Modernist Art from India: Radical Terrain Website
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Current Audio Tours
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This keystone exhibition equips visitors with a working knowledge of the principal concepts of Himalayan art. |
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This audio tour takes visitors through the museum's most stunning works of art. The guide will compare the stylistic diversity and relationships between various strands of Himalayan artistic traditions. |
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This audio tour discusses the vivid works of art and aesthetic culture of the Naga. |
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This audio tour for the exhibition, Radical Terrain, features contemporary artists who participated in the exhibition discussing modern Indian artwork. |
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This audio tour explores the exhibition Gateway to Himalayan Art for Spanish speakers. |
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This verbal description audio tour is for the exhibition Gateway to Himalayan Art. |
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This podcast interview with artist Lisa Ross discusses her featured work at the Rubin Museum of Art and describes her eight-year exploration in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. |
Gateway to Himalayan Art
Masterworks: Jewels of the Collection
Fiercely Modern-Art of the Naga Warrior
Modernist Art from India: Radical Terrain
Spanish Audio Tour-Gateway To Himalayan Art
Verbal Description Audio Tour-Gateway to Himalayan Art
Living Shrines of Uyghur China: Photographs by Lisa RossSpiral Wall
For millennia, Asia’s vast Himalayan region, which stretches from present-day Afghanistan to Myanmar, has supported a vibrant cultural exchange between the people of India, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Mongolia. Expressions of this diversity and interaction are featured in this display of the Rubin Museum’s collection.
Many of these works were gifts to the museum from its founders, Shelley and Donald Rubin, whose contributions form the core of a collection that continues to grow. Their generosity, and that of many others whose gifts continue to enrich and expand the collection, make the Rubin Museum the preeminent institution for the display and interpretation of the art of Himalayan Asia. We hope that this small selection will encourage you to explore the museum galleries and plan a future visit.
Explore Areas:
Exhibition Exploration Resources
Gateway to Himalayan Art
This Looking Guide booklet is designed to help visitors recognize common symbols and important figures that can be seen in the art throughout the museum. Educational Interactives ↓ Additional Resources ↓
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Masterworks: Jewels of the Collection
Educational Interactives ↓ Reading List ↓ Additional Resources ↓
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Modernist Art from India: Radical Terrain
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What's an Explore Area?
Located in each gallery, Explore Areas provide a wealth of age-appropriate background information and interpretive materials that complement the art on display. Installations include: multimedia stations for relevant websites and documentary films; a display of the materials and techniques involved in the creation of Himalayan paintings; interactive activities that utilize concepts found in the exhibitions; and guided viewing and hands-on opportunities to enable visitors to learn about the art, culture, and history of the Himalayas through differentiated methods.
