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Rubin Museum to Shutter NYC Location After 20 Years
The institution, which has faced repatriation claims and financial challenges, will lay off 40% of its staff when it closes its Manhattan space.
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The Rubin Museum Becomes a Soothing Soundscape
Slip into The World Is Sound, close your eyes, and leave the jangled world outside for awhile.
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Bloodletting, Balance, and Buddhism at the Rubin Museum
What's your mental disposition? In what type of climate do you feel uncomfortable? What does your tongue look like? What do you dream about and what colors are predominant in those dreams?
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The Many Comic Faces of Tibet
Something about Tibet has always seemed very mysterious to the West. Maybe it's the terrain of the towering Himalayas possibly inhabited by savage yetis, the legends of the heavenly Shangri-La, or the ancient traditions of Tibetan Buddhism embodied by the reincarnated Dalai Lama. All of these impres
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A Golden Palace We Shouldn't Ignore
The mandala, one of Himalayan Buddhism's most ubiquitous symbols, is created as an artistic aid for meditation but there may be other motivations as to why Tibetan art doesn't get the attention it deserves, namely China.