Rubin Museum of Art Events

Mirror of the Buddha: Early Portraits from Tibet

Art

Mirror of the Buddha: Early Portraits from Tibet

Today @ Rubin Museum of Art

In early Tibetan painted portraits, founding masters of important Buddhist schools were often represented as holy personages. Using artistic conventions developed... 

The Body Unbound: Modernist Art from India

Art

The Body Unbound: Modernist Art from India

Today @ Rubin Museum of Art

The first exhibition in the three-part Modernist Art from India series, The Body Unbound focuses on representations of the figure and... 

Hero, Villain, Yeti: Tibet in Comics

Art: Multimedia

Hero, Villain, Yeti: Tibet in Comics

Today @ Rubin Museum of Art

Characters as diverse as Mickey Mouse, the historical Buddha, Tomb Raider Lara Croft, and the Green Lama have something in common:... 

<em>Crazy Wisdom</em>

Film: Documentary

Crazy Wisdom

Sunday 2/12 @ Rubin Museum of Art

How much do you really know about Buddhism? Just what your hippie roommate espouses? Yeah, that's not gonna cut it. Get... 

Harlem in the Himalayas: Tim Berne / SNAKEOIL

Music: Jazz

Harlem in the Himalayas: Tim Berne / SNAKEOIL

Friday 2/17 @ Rubin Museum of Art

SNAKEOIL is a potent blend of new voices and new ideas. Oscar Noriega (woodwinds), Matt Mitchell (keyboards) and Ches Smith (percussion)...