Lunch Matters
The museum's lunchtime screenings of short documentaries followed by moderated discussions. Visitors are welcome to bring their lunch from the museum café into the theater for this program.
Wednesdays at 1 PM
$10 / Free for Rubin Musuem and MOBIA members
Current Series:
The Making of a Sacred Book
Presented in association with the Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA)
This series examines the construction, artistry, and conservation of sacred books and compliments the exhibition Illuminated: The Art of Sacred Books.
The Koran: The Origins of the Book
Wednesday May 16, 2012 @ 1:00 PM
Price: $10.00
2010, France, Bruno Ulmer, 52 min.
This enlightening documentary explores the origins of the Koran, which according to Muslim tradition, has remained static and unchanged since its revelation to the prophet Mohammed between 610 and 632 CE in Mecca and Medina.
Post-screening discussion moderated by NYU Professor Emeritus Frank Peters
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The Second Buddha (US Premiere)
Wednesday May 23, 2012 @ 1:00 PM
Price: $10.00
2012, India, Benoy K. Behl, 25 min.
U.S. Premiere
This is the story of the man from Nalanda University, who swept across Ladakh, Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Tibet and Arunachal Pradesh in the eighth century. This is a story of Guru Padmasambhava, the man who is still worshipped across this entire region as the Second Buddha.
Post-screening discussion with the filmmaker Benoy K. Behl.
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Arabic Calligraphy
Wednesday May 30, 2012 @ 1:00 PM
Price: $10.00
An introduction to Arabic, Ottoman and Persian calligraphy, which is used in the Koran, as well as to write poetry, stories and royal letters.
Post-screening discussion moderated by Deniz Beyazit, PhD, Assistant Curator from Department of Islamic Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Illuminator and a Bible for the 21st Century
Wednesday June 6, 2012 @ 1:00 PM
Price: $10.00
2005, UK, 3BM for BBC Wales, 49 min.
This film tells the inside story of one of the most remarkable artistic projects ever -- a six and a half-year commission to hand-write and illuminate the Bible for the first time in five hundred years -- which has been compared by one leading expert to the painting of the Sistine Chapel.
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Preserving a Legacy: Rare Bible Conservation
Wednesday June 13, 2012 @ 1:00 PM
Price: $10.00
2010, USA, the Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA), 14 min.
This film shows the conservation of the 1638 King James bible, printed by Thomas Buck and Roger Daniel in Cambridge.
Post-screening discussion with Clare Manias, Conservator of Rare Books at the Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA), and Laura McManus, Curator of Education at MOBIA.
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