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Perspectives at the intersection of art, science, and Himalayan cultures
A collage of words cut out of a newspaper with red markings on top
What Happens When Anger Goes Inward
The legacy of Henri Laborit reveals that repressed anger leads to a physiological portrait that resembles depression
Science
Buddha Shakyamuni Defeating Mara
Mindfulness Meditation with Kimberly Brown
Theme: Discernment
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
A gold arch made of repeating rows of ka, the first letter of the Nepali alphabet, near a green bridge with pedestrians walking nearby
About a Living Culture: An Interview with IMAGINE (a.k.a. Sneha Shrestha)
Nepali artist IMAGINE’s first public art sculpture offers an intimate moment within a bustling New York City neighborhood
InterviewsContemporary Art FormsContemporary Himalayan Life
Akashagarbha
Mindfulness Meditation with Lavina Shamdasani
Theme: Discernment
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
A figure with their head splitting open to reveal an older face, lying down on a wooden ladder above water
Exploring the Echoes Between Life and Mythology: An Interview with Artist Manjari Sharma
The Mumbai-born multimedia artist embraces wrath, grief, and the power of feeling fully
InterviewsContemporary Art FormsPhotographyHinduism
The Four Struts of the Main Shrine of Yetakaha BahaComing Up
September 15, 2026 6:00–7:00 PM The Met Fifth Avenue | Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education The Rubin Museum Distinguished Lecture in Himalayan Art at The Met
News & Events
Guhyasamaja Manjuvajra
Mindfulness Meditation with Michel Pascal
Theme: Discernment
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
the hand of an artist holds a paintbrush to a piece of calligraphy paper
The Art of Tibetan Calligraphy
Watch master Tibetan calligrapher Jamyang Dorjee Chakrishar create artworks by fusing Tibetan script with Buddhist imagery
Contemporary Art FormsTraditional Himalayan ArtBuddhism
Bodhisattva
Mindfulness Meditation with Kimberly Brown
Theme: Lasting Happiness
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
Arhat Mahakashyapa
Mindfulness Meditation with Elaine Retholtz
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
an adult man with gray hair holds a paintbrush on one hand while looking down a scroll on a red table
Preserving Tibetan Culture through Calligraphy Art: An Interview with Jamyang Dorjee Chakrishar
The master calligrapher’s distinctive style fuses Buddhist imagery with miniature calligraphy script
InterviewsContemporary Art FormsTraditional Himalayan Art
an adult man standing in profile while looking at a neon sculpture of two wrathful deities
Illuminating Wrath: An Interview with Shezad Dawood
The artist speaks about his neon sculpture of a wrathful deity in the Rubin’s collection and more
Contemporary Art FormsInterviews
Sacred Earthly Realms and Heavenly Paradises
Mindfulness Meditation with Tracy Cochran
Theme: Lasting Happiness
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
Collage of two people standing together in a field in front of a mountain and the text “TREAT WITH CARE.”
Sunil Babu Pant: Protectors All Around Us
An activist for gay rights and gender equality in Nepal on channeling grief into celebration
ActivismPersonal Perspectives
Fifth Dalai Lama (1617-1682) with Episodes from His Life
Mindfulness Meditation with Jon Aaron
Theme: Lasting Happiness
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
The Perfect Story to Tell: An Interview with Artist Tenzin Tsering
InterviewsContemporary Art Forms
Renunciation and Asceticism
Mindfulness Meditation with Lama Aria Drolma
Theme: Lasting Happiness
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
What Is the Geluk Tradition?
As one of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, “the virtuous tradition” has its own histories, teachers, and ritual practices
Buddhism
Mindfulness Meditation with Gegye Yongyal Tulku Rinpoche
Theme: Refuge
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
Illustration of a figure against a green background, with their head depicted as a flame containing a single white eye at the center
The Healing Power of Wrath
Delayed feelings of anger often signal the path toward greater clarity and honesty
HealingPersonal Perspectives
Map of Drepung Monastery
Mindfulness Meditation with Michel Pascal
Theme: Refuge
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
Illustration of a person standing against a blue background, with purple abstract shapes coiled around their arm
Fierce Compassion in Princess Mononoke
Anger as a force for peace in the popular anime film
BuddhismPop CultureScholarly Perspectives
Model of the Mahabodhi Temple
Mindfulness Meditation with Lama Aria Drolma
Theme: Refuge
PodcastsMindfulness Meditation
A four-image collage. Clockwise from top left: IMAGE (a.k.a. Sneha Shrestha)'s About a Living Culture sculpture; a crowd facing Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s The Light That Shines Through the Universe on the High Line Plinth; four mandalas made by beads, pipe cleaners, and markers; and two guests in the Rubin Museum Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room.
June 8, 2026 Rubin in NYC: Summer 2026
Experience Himalayan art and its insights with the Rubin across Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx this summer
News & Events
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