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Jan Van Alphen

Jan Van Alphen is the former chief curator at the Rubin Museum of Art. He was also assistant curator of the India and Southeast Asia department at the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels, and in 1984 he became Asia curator in the Ethnographic Museum of Antwerp.

2 Exhibitions

March 1, 2015–February 9, 2016Becoming Another: The Power of Masks

Rubin Museum
150 W. 17th St., NYC

April 26, 2013–September 16, 2013Fiercely Modern: Art of the Naga Warrior

Rubin Museum
150 W. 17th St., NYC

3 Publications

Becoming Another: The Power of Masks
Jan Van Alphen; Eric Chazot; Barbara Brotherton; Rubin Museum of Art, 2015

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The All-Knowing Buddha: A Secret Guide
Jan Van Alphen; Karl Debreczeny; Philip Heylen; Christian Luczanits; Elena Pakhoutova; Rubin Museum of Art; Museum aan de Stroom, Antwerp, 2014

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Collection Highlights: The Rubin Museum of Art
J. Van Alphen; Beth Citron; Karl Debreczeny; David P. Jackson; Christian Luczanits; Elena Pakhoutova; Kathryn Selig Brown; Rubin Museum of Art, 2014

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