The Rubin Museum of Art explores the rich art and cultural legacies of the Himalayas, presenting paintings, textiles, and sculpture from Tibet, Nepa...
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Brainwave 2012: Jane Pauley + Sebastian Seung
04:17
Feb 10, 2012
Now in its fifth year, Brainwave brings people from diverse walks of life together to engage with neuroscientists in one-on-one conversations in order to better understand t...
Caris' Peace : Trailer
02:24
Jan 13, 2012
2011, USA, Gaylen Ross and Rebecca Nelson, 76 min. With Lewis Black, Kate Burton, Caris Corfman, Nancy Giles, Tony Shalhoub She was a brilliant graduate of the Yale School o...
Prince of the Himalayas Trailer
01:39
Nov 22, 2011
The Rubin Museum is proud to present the first theatrical screenings in the US of Sherwood Hu's exhilarating high-altitude "Hamlet." Set in ancient Tibet under the shadow of...
Mike Errico with special guest Jonatha Brooke
09:11
Oct 18, 2011
On September 23, 2011, Mike Errico with special guests appeared in our Friday evening music series Naked Soul. Errico was celebrating his sixth release, Wander Away. Check t...
Anne Waldman Performs The Iovis Trilogy
03:07
Oct 18, 2011
Legendary poet Anne Waldman presented a selection of poems, including those from her new book, "The Iovis Trilogy: Colors in the Mechanism of Concealment," a thousand-page e...
Brainwave 2011: Debra Winger + Robert Stickgold
03:11
Aug 17, 2011
Are dreams vehicles of prophecy? Acclaimed actress Debra Winger and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School Robert Stickgold discuss. Presented as part o...
Brainwave 2011: Jacques Torres + David Linden
56:47
Aug 17, 2011
In "The Compass of Pleasure," Johns Hopkins neuroscientist David J. Linden explains how pleasure affects us at the most fundamental level: in our brain. The master chocolati...
Brainwave 2011: Amy Tan + Deirdre Barrett
10:41
Aug 10, 2011
Brainwave 2011: DREAMS // The museum's fourth annual exploration of the human mind will focus on the relationship between dreams and prophecy. Why do we dream? What function...
Brainwave 2011: Henry Rollins + David Eagleman
13:56
Aug 10, 2011
Brainwave 2011: DREAMS // The museum's fourth annual exploration of the human mind will focus on the relationship between dreams and prophecy. Why do we dream? What function...
Peter Sellars Discusses The Vimalakirti Sutra
02:56
Aug 5, 2011
The Vimalakirti Sutra: Public rehearsals with Peter Sellars, Kate Valk, Michael Schumacher. Friday, September 30 & Saturday, October 1, at 7 p.m. Tickets: $25 This presentat...
Talk About Nothing: Fiona Shaw + Simon Critchley
11:12
Jul 27, 2011
The Rubin Museum of Art presents the conversation series "Talk About Nothing." In this episode, actress Fiona Shaw and philosopher Simon Critchley discuss the aspect of noth...
Talk About Nothing: Raj Patel + Peter Sellars
16:58
Jul 22, 2011
Rubin Museum of Art presents the conversation series, "Talk About Nothing." In this episode, author/activist Raj Patel joins theater director Peter Sellars to discuss the ec...
The Rubin Museum of Art explores the rich art and cultural legacies of the Himalayas, presenting paintings, textiles, and sculpture from Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan, as well as those from the larger Himalayan cultural sphere which includes India, China, Mongolia, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. The relevance and universality of ideas found in Himalayan art are illuminated through cross-cultural and contemporary art exhibitions, acclaimed educational and public programs. "Doing some of the most original and inspired programs on the arts and consciousness in New York City." —Lisa Paul Streitfeld, Huffington Post