Season 4 · Episode 5Awakening to Interdependence
Recognizing that we cannot exist without each other and the world around us can free ourselves from self-focus and help us feel more connected.
Mindfulness Meditation with Tracy Cochran
Theme: Gratitude
Season 4 · Episode 4Opening to Love
The concept of non-attachment seems particularly confounding in the context of love. It’s not about loving or not loving, but rather how we love.
Mindfulness Meditation with Elaine Retholtz
Theme: Gratitude
Season 4 · Episode 3Releasing the Ego
How can loosening our grip on the ego help us step into the fundamental truth of our interconnectedness?
Mindfulness Meditation with Kimberly Brown
Theme: Gratitude
November 14, 2024 Listen to Season 4 of AWAKEN
Isabella Rossellini hosts the new season about the concept of attachment.
Season 4 · Episode 2Introducing Non-Attachment
It’s almost impossible to have no attachments. So what does non-attachment actually mean?
Season 4 · Episode 1Understanding Attachment
How can bringing greater awareness to attachment help shift our perspective of ourselves and the world?
Construction and Destruction
A collaboration between an artist and neuroscientist demonstrates how making art can lead to healing
Mindfulness Meditation with Lavina Shamdasani
Theme: Openness
Mindfulness Meditation with Lama Aria Drolma
Theme: Openness
October 28, 2024 The Rubin Unveils a Refreshed Visual Identity, New Website, and New Name
We are reintroducing ourselves with a refreshed brand identity and an updated name that highlights our central focus.
some men go to Mars, others pay attention to the Earth
What a story from the past can teach us about the present
Mindfulness Meditation with Elaine Retholtz
Theme: Openness
Mindfulness Meditation with Gegye Yongyal Tulku Rinpoche
Theme: Openness
Mindfulness Meditation Spotlight on Women’s Leadership in American Buddhism
Theme: Transformation
Guests sitting in Rubin Museum at Beyond the Spiral Gala
October 1, 2024 The Rubin Hosts Beyond the Spiral: A Gala Celebrating the Next 20 Years
On September 27, 2024, the Rubin Museum hosted a gala to celebrate our 20th anniversary and launch as a global museum.
Headshot of Tenzin Gyurmey Dorjee
September 30, 2024 Tenzin Gyurmey Dorjee Wins the New Annual Rubin Art Prize
This unrestricted $30,000 cash prize is the largest international award in support of contemporary art related to the greater Himalayan region.
Full view of the Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room exhibition at it's original home at the Rubin Museum
September 26, 2024 The Rubin’s Celebrated Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room Finds a New Home at the the Brooklyn Museum
In June 2025, the Rubin’s beloved Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room will open at the Brooklyn Museum as part of a long-term partnership between the two institutions.
Weekly on Thursdays 1:00-1:45 PM New York Insight Meditation Center and Online Mindfulness Meditation
Practice the art of attention in this weekly meditation session inspired by works of art from the Rubin's collection.
IMAGINE (a.k.a. Sneha Shrestha)
Nepalese artist IMAGINE (a.k.a. Sneha Shrestha) created a multi-room, immersive art installation, which juxtaposes new artworks with objects from the Rubin’s collection.
Asha Kama Wangdi
Bhutanese artist Asha Kama Wangdi discusses his monumental installation, The Windhorse (lungta), as part of the Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now exhibition.
Of Seeds and Blood
Reemergence through loving the world

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