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Wednesday February 8
Yak PackersEarly Childhood Art
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Price: $10.00
Member Price: $5.00
Each day revolves around a theme; past themes include colors, cities, and lines. Children and their adult friends will build and play with blocks, listen to a story relating to our theme, visit an exhibition in the galleries, and create an artwork inspired by the pieces we've looked at.
Five Minute Focus Tour
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
The Five Minute Focus Tours offers visitors a brief introduction to one work of art from the museum's collection at the top of each hour. Join Rubin Museum guides and docents to discover compelling stories and rich histories behind individual works of Himalayan art with new insights every hour.
Tour meets in the spiral lobby.
Thangka: Images from a Perfect WorldLunch Matters - US Premiere
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Price: $10.00
2009, China, Amber Yu Qian, 52 min.
US Premiere
Jamyang is a Tibetan monk and thangka artist living in a rural village where the encroaching influence of capitalism is changing everyday life. Jamyang is torn between his destiny as a monk and his obligation to support his family with his skills as a thangka painter.
Rubin Museum of Art curator Karl Debreczeny will moderate the post-screening discussion.
$10/Free to Members | Learn More
Five Minute Focus Tour
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
The Five Minute Focus Tours offers visitors a brief introduction to one work of art from the museum's collection at the top of each hour. Join Rubin Museum guides and docents to discover compelling stories and rich histories behind individual works of Himalayan art with new insights every hour.
Tour meets in the spiral lobby.
Five Minute Focus Tour
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
The Five Minute Focus Tours offers visitors a brief introduction to one work of art from the museum's collection at the top of each hour. Join Rubin Museum guides and docents to discover compelling stories and rich histories behind individual works of Himalayan art with new insights every hour.
Tour meets in the spiral lobby.
Taste of RMA Tours
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Taste of RMA tours offer museum visitors an introduction to Himalayan art, exploring process, materials, iconography, religion, and cultural influence along the way. Tours vary in theme each day, highlighting diverse works of art throughout the museum. Taste of RMA tours are free with museum admission and approximately forty-five minutes to an hour long.
Sundar Das Ruben Giron + Andrew Rai Spiral Music
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sundar Das Ruben Giron, bansuri
Andrew Rai, sarod
Traditional Classical Indian ragas subtly influenced by western devotional music. Their sound is "personalized" through improvisation and intended to create a meditative state that transmits a mood of ecstasy.
Free | Learn More
Five Minute Focus Tour
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
The Five Minute Focus Tours offers visitors a brief introduction to one work of art from the museum's collection at the top of each hour. Join Rubin Museum guides and docents to discover compelling stories and rich histories behind individual works of Himalayan art with new insights every hour.
Tour meets in the spiral lobby.
Himalayan Happy HourUnwind
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Unwind every Wednesday evening from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Enjoy 10% off selected specialty teas, wine, beer and cocktails and snacks in the Café @ RMA. See exceptional examples of Himalayan artistry and craftsmanship at the Shop, or attend a concert, book launch, or talk in the theater.
Free | Learn More
Jane Pauley + Sebastian SeungWelcome to Connectome
7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
Price: $20.00
Member Price: $18.00
Sebastian Seung is on a quest to discover the biological basis of identity. Seung explains to broadcaster Jane Pauley his belief that our identity lies in the pattern of connections between the brain’s neurons: the connectome.
Ticket includes gallery tour, Karma Chain, program and book signing.
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Thursday February 9
Yak PackersEarly Childhood Art
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Price: $10.00
Member Price: $5.00
Each day revolves around a theme; past themes include colors, cities, and lines. Children and their adult friends will build and play with blocks, listen to a story relating to our theme, visit an exhibition in the galleries, and create an artwork inspired by the pieces we've looked at.
Five Minute Focus Tour
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
The Five Minute Focus Tours offers visitors a brief introduction to one work of art from the museum's collection at the top of each hour. Join Rubin Museum guides and docents to discover compelling stories and rich histories behind individual works of Himalayan art with new insights every hour.
Tour meets in the spiral lobby.
Five Minute Focus Tour
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
The Five Minute Focus Tours offers visitors a brief introduction to one work of art from the museum's collection at the top of each hour. Join Rubin Museum guides and docents to discover compelling stories and rich histories behind individual works of Himalayan art with new insights every hour.
Tour meets in the spiral lobby.
Five Minute Focus Tour
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
The Five Minute Focus Tours offers visitors a brief introduction to one work of art from the museum's collection at the top of each hour. Join Rubin Museum guides and docents to discover compelling stories and rich histories behind individual works of Himalayan art with new insights every hour.
Tour meets in the spiral lobby.
Verbal Description and Touch TourFor people who are blind or partially sighted
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
The Rubin Museum offers Verbal Description and Touch Tours for visitors who are blind or partially sighted. Public Verbal Description and Touch Tours are free and includes museum admission. Tours are 90 minutes in length and take visitors on a journey that weaves together the culture, history, religion, and art of the Himalayas. Reservations are required, as space is limited. These programs are available on the second Thursday of every month.
Free | Learn More
Taste of RMA Tours
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Taste of RMA tours offer museum visitors an introduction to Himalayan art, exploring process, materials, iconography, religion, and cultural influence along the way. Tours vary in theme each day, highlighting diverse works of art throughout the museum. Taste of RMA tours are free with museum admission and approximately forty-five minutes to an hour long.
Friday February 10
Drum Beats and Little FeetFamily Program
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Price: $10.00
Member Price: $5.00
Move your body to interpret lines and shapes. Translate visual art into imaginative poses, movement, and sound.
Drum Beats and Little Feet is a weekly class for children ages three to five and their adult friends.
Five Minute Focus Tour
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
The Five Minute Focus Tours offers visitors a brief introduction to one work of art from the museum's collection at the top of each hour. Join Rubin Museum guides and docents to discover compelling stories and rich histories behind individual works of Himalayan art with new insights every hour.
Tour meets in the spiral lobby.
Five Minute Focus Tour
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
The Five Minute Focus Tours offers visitors a brief introduction to one work of art from the museum's collection at the top of each hour. Join Rubin Museum guides and docents to discover compelling stories and rich histories behind individual works of Himalayan art with new insights every hour.
Tour meets in the spiral lobby.
Five Minute Focus Tour
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
The Five Minute Focus Tours offers visitors a brief introduction to one work of art from the museum's collection at the top of each hour. Join Rubin Museum guides and docents to discover compelling stories and rich histories behind individual works of Himalayan art with new insights every hour.
Tour meets in the spiral lobby.
Taste of RMA Tours
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Taste of RMA tours offer museum visitors an introduction to Himalayan art, exploring process, materials, iconography, religion, and cultural influence along the way. Tours vary in theme each day, highlighting diverse works of art throughout the museum. Taste of RMA tours are free with museum admission and approximately forty-five minutes to an hour long.
Five Minute Focus Tour
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
The Five Minute Focus Tours offers visitors a brief introduction to one work of art from the museum's collection at the top of each hour. Join Rubin Museum guides and docents to discover compelling stories and rich histories behind individual works of Himalayan art with new insights every hour.
Tour meets in the spiral lobby.
DJ Don CeratiK2 Lounge
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
DJ/Producer Don Cerati is an extremely eclectic man when it comes to life and music. His sets consist of House, Latin, Funk, Brazilian, Afrobeat, Disco, Reggae, World Lounge, Cumbia, Dub, Tropical Bass, and everything in between.
Free | Learn More
Steven GuarnacciaArtists on Art
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Steven Guarnaccia is Associate Professor of Illustration and the former director of the Illustration Program at Parsons, The New School for Design. He is also the former the art director of the Op-Ed page of the New York Times.
Artists on Art: Contemporary artists lead informal, topical talks within the museum's galleries on select Friday nights at 6:15 p.m.
Free | Learn More
Jonathan EdwardsNaked Soul
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
$25.00 in advance / $30.00 day of
Member Price: $22.50
For four decades, Jonathan Edwards has delivered songs of passion, songs of insight, songs of humor, all rendered with that pure and powerful tenor voice.
Talkingstick at RMA
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Talkingstick at RMA features writers, actors, comedians, and performers sharing true stories inspired by artwork from the Rubin Museum of Art collection, alongside museum guides who share stories from within the rich oral traditions of the Himalayas.
She Done Him WrongIntroduced by Actress Claudia Shear
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM
1933, US, Lowell Sherman, 66 min.
Starring Mae West, Cary Grant & Owen Moore
Introduced by actress Claudia Shear, author and star of Broadway's Dirty Blonde.
"Listen, when women go wrong, men go right after them."
Free with a $7 bar minimum | Learn More
Saturday February 11
Saturday WorkshopsFamily Art Labs
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Price: $10.00
Member Price: $5.00
Explore intriguing paintings, sculptures, and objects in the museum's exhibitions and let them inspire your own works of art. For ages five and older and their adult friends.
Tickets: $10 ($5 for members) | Learn More
Five Minute Focus Tour
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
The Five Minute Focus Tours offers visitors a brief introduction to one work of art from the museum's collection at the top of each hour. Join Rubin Museum guides and docents to discover compelling stories and rich histories behind individual works of Himalayan art with new insights every hour.
Tour meets in the spiral lobby.
Taste of RMA Tour
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Taste of RMA tours offer museum visitors an introduction to Himalayan art, exploring process, materials, iconography, religion, and cultural influence along the way. Tours vary in theme each day, highlighting diverse works of art throughout the museum. Taste of RMA tours are free with museum admission and approximately forty-five minutes to an hour long.
Five Minute Focus Tour
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
The Five Minute Focus Tours offers visitors a brief introduction to one work of art from the museum's collection at the top of each hour. Join Rubin Museum guides and docents to discover compelling stories and rich histories behind individual works of Himalayan art with new insights every hour.
Tour meets in the spiral lobby.
Taste of RMA Tours
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Taste of RMA tours offer museum visitors an introduction to Himalayan art, exploring process, materials, iconography, religion, and cultural influence along the way. Tours vary in theme each day, highlighting diverse works of art throughout the museum. Taste of RMA tours are free with museum admission and approximately forty-five minutes to an hour long.
Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche + Marsha LucasMindfulness, Meditation, and Memory
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Price: $15.00
Member Price: $13.50
How can we master our minds in order live more fully? Shyalpa Rinpoche draws upon the prescriptions in his new book Living Fully: Finding Joy in Every Breath to equip us with the tools we need to experience genuine inner freedom, uncorrupted by endless craving for something better.
Ticket includes gallery tour, Karma Chain, program and book signing.
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Five Minute Focus Tour
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
The Five Minute Focus Tours offers visitors a brief introduction to one work of art from the museum's collection at the top of each hour. Join Rubin Museum guides and docents to discover compelling stories and rich histories behind individual works of Himalayan art with new insights every hour.
Tour meets in the spiral lobby.
