Art Talk & Tour

Make connections with the art in the galleries through a theater presentation followed by a lively group discussion on a variety of exciting topics. Art Talk & Tour themes will alternate each month. The program includes an hour-long exploration of Himalayan art and culture beginning in the theater followed by a gallery tour led by experienced Rubin Museum docent, Denise Murphy, RN, PhD

This monthly program coincides with the Rubin’s Senior Mondays, when adults 65 and older receive free admission to the galleries.

About the docent

Denise Murphy has been a docent at the Rubin since 2006 and has worked in public health for more than thirty-five years. She is a graduate recruiter and adjunct faculty member for the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing at Hunter College. She has previously worked as the Infection Control Coordinator and Associate Clinical Professor at the New York University College of Dentistry and an Occupational Health Consultant for the U.S. Public Health Service Region II. She also served in Africa and India with the Peace Corps and built houses with Habitat for Humanity in Paraguay. She serves on the Boards of the Bellevue Alumnae Association and Nurses House and has published in professional journals, including a recent article inspired by the Rubin Museum’s exhibition Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine.