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New York Insight Meditation Center
115 W. 29th St., NYC

Practice the art of attention in this weekly meditation session inspired by works of art from the Rubin’s collection.

June 11, 2025–April 20, 2031 Opens June 11, 2025Rubin Museum Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room Opening

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, NYC

The popular Rubin installation travels to Brooklyn where it will provide an immersive experience featuring more than 100 works of art and ritual objects displayed as they would in an elaborate private household shrine.

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Diversity Plaza
Jackson Heights, NYC

In partnership with the NYC DOT Art program, a public sculpture by contemporary artist IMAGINE (a.k.a. Sneha Shrestha) comes to Jackson Heights, Queens.

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February 15–July 27, 2025 Open through July 27, 2025Gateway to Himalayan Art

Utah Museum of Fine Arts at University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

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Worcester, MA

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