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October 8, 2025 Khadhok – Tibetan Artists’ Collective Wins the 2025 Rubin Art Prize

Khadok – Tibetan Artists’ Collective is the winner of the 2025 Rubin Museum Himalayan Art Prize—an unrestricted $30,000 cash prize and the largest international award in support of contemporary art related to the greater Himalayan region.

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Marking a Milestone: 500 Episodes of Mindfulness Meditation

Reflections and insights from the voices behind the original Rubin Museum podcast

Mindfulness Personal Perspectives

From left to right: Ripples, Dedicated to Women Migrants: Security II, Untitled

December 19, 2025 The Rubin Grows its Collection with Acquisitions of Contemporary Art from Seven Artists

The Rubin has expanded its collection of Himalayan art with the acquisition of contemporary artworks by seven artists

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Khadhok – Tibetan Artists’ Collective

The 2025 Rubin Art Prize winners reflect on what the Museum’s support means for their community of artists

Contemporary Art Forms Contemporary Himalayan Life Artists in Focus

Mindfulness Meditation with Lavina Shamdasani

Theme: Wisdom

Podcasts Mindfulness Meditation

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An Interview with Khadok — Tibetan Artists’ Collective, the 2025 Rubin Art Prize Recipient

Reflections on Tibetan art and community from the three founders of the Dharamsala-based group

Interviews Contemporary Art Forms Contemporary Himalayan Life

White Tara and Consort. Derge Printing House, Derge, Kham Region, Eastern Tibet; 2000. Xylograph, ink on paper. Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Jane M. Farmer. SC2023.1.59

Woodblock Print Collection Highlights from the Derge Printing House

Three hundred woodblock prints in the Rubin’s collection are from the same Tibetan printing house

Traditional Himalayan Art

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December 12, 2025 The Rubin Appoints Three New Trustees: Carole Corcoran, Chris Jones, and Aditya Salgame

Three new trustees join the Rubin as the Museum expands its reach with more art in more places for more people.

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Page of the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) Sutra Manuscript

Mindfulness Meditation with Elaine Retholtz

Theme: Wisdom

Podcasts Mindfulness Meditation

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How Did Tibetan Buddhism Influence Printing Technology?

The ancient practice of woodblock printing endures at the Tibetan Derge Printing House

Traditional Himalayan Art Buddhism

Mindfulness Meditation with Lavina Shamdasani

Theme: Generosity

Podcasts Mindfulness Meditation

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Inside the Derge Parkhang: A Living Tradition of Tibetan Woodblock Printing

Traditional Himalayan Art

Mindfulness Meditation with Michel Pascal

Theme: Generosity

Podcasts Mindfulness Meditation

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Derge Parkhang: The Auspicious Treasury of Tibetan Woodcut Printing

For centuries the famed printing house has produced Buddhist books of impeccable quality and craftsmanship using woodblock printing

Buddhism Traditional Himalayan Art

Buddha Ratnasambhava with Wealth Deities

Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. Chok Tenzin Monlam

Theme: Generosity

Podcasts Mindfulness Meditation

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The Dangerous Binary of Art and Craft

Making art in a world that denies your right to beauty is not just resistance—it is reclamation

Personal Perspectives Contemporary Art Forms

Mindfulness Meditation with Tracy Cochran

Theme: Generosity

Podcasts Mindfulness Meditation

Marking a Milestone: 500 Episodes of Mindfulness Meditation

Reflections and insights from the voices behind the original Rubin Museum podcast

Mindfulness Personal Perspectives

Shiva Vishavarupa, Universal form with Consort

Mindfulness Meditation with Sharon Salzberg

Theme: Fluidity

Podcasts Mindfulness Meditation

Jamie Lawyer sits with three other museum leaders in front of an audience. Behind them is a white backdrop displaying the slogan "MORE ART FOR MORE PEOPLE IN MORE PLACES".

October 31, 2025 Rubin Cited as a Key Example of Museum Innovation

A recently published report by the museum think tank Remuseum highlights a variety of new ways museums are sharing their collections to best serve the public, citing the Rubin Museum as an innovative example.

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