Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room (Kagyu tradition iteration), at the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art in New York City, 2024. The Shrine Room is supported by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, Namita and Arun Saraf, and by generous donations from the Museum’s Board of Trustees, individual donors, and members.
speakers: Dr. Elena Pakhoutova, Senior Curator, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and Dr. Steven Zucker
Often called the “heart of the Rubin,” the Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room displays art and ritual objects as they would in a private household shrine—a space used for offerings, devotional prayer, rituals, and contemplation. Explore this treasure of the Museum with Senior Curator Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Dr. Steven Zucker of Smarthistory.
The Shrine Room was on view at the Rubin until the Museum’s closing on October 6, 2024, and will open in June 2025 in a custom space at the Brooklyn Museum as part of a long-term partnership between the two institutions.
The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art has teamed up with Smarthistory to bring you an ‘up-close’ look at select objects from the Rubin’s preeminent collection of Himalayan art. Featuring conversations with senior curators and close-looking at art, this video series is an accessible introduction to the art and material culture of the Tibetan, Himalayan, and Inner Asian regions. Learn about the living traditions and art-making practices of the Himalayas from the past to today.
Learn more:
● Explore the Rubin’s previous in-house installation of the Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room in this interactive: http://shrineroom.rma2.org/
● Look behind the scenes of the Museum’s expanded 2015 installation of the Shrine Room:
https://rubinmuseum.org/how-to-relocate-a-shrine-room-behind-the-scenes-at-the-museum/
About the Rubin of Himalayan Art
The Rubin is a global museum dedicated to presenting Himalayan art and its insights through exhibitions, participatory experiences, a dynamic digital platform, and partnerships. Inspired and informed by Himalayan art, the Rubin invites people to contemplate the human experience and deepen connections with the world around them in order to expand awareness, enhance well-being, and cultivate compassion.
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