The Rubin has teamed up with Smarthistory to bring you an ‘up-close’ look at select objects from the Rubin’s collection. Featuring conversations with senior curators and close-looking at art, this video series offers an introduction to the living traditions and art-making practices of the Himalayas from the past to today.
Rubin Museum Senior Curator Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Smarthistory’s Dr. Steven Zucker explain the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava through a painting of the Indian Buddhist master
Dr. Karl Debreczeny and Dr. Steven Zucker delve into one of the most important paintings in the Rubin’s collection—Four Mandalas of the Vajravali Cycle
Rubin Museum senior curator Dr. Karl Debreczeny and Smarthistory’s Dr. Steven Zucker look at a painting of one of the great scholars and polymaths of the 18th century, Situ Panchen.
