Khadhok – Tibetan Artists’ Collective The 2025 Rubin Art Prize winners reflect on what the Museum’s support means for their community of artists
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
Tihar: Festival of Lights The five-day celebration in Nepal honors the bonds between humans and crows, dogs, cows, oxen, and siblings
Sister Max: A Surprising Life Story How a Black school teacher from the United States came to Nepal in the early 1960s, established a private art gallery, and helped found the Kopan Monastery
Being in Ngawal A writer’s artist residency along the Annapurnas in Nepal yields unexpected connections
A Household Shrine Room This household altar in Queens is a place for daily prayers and connecting to family
Celebrating 77 Years, 7 Months, and 7 Days The bhimaratha ceremony in Newar culture features extensive art and rituals to honor elders
The Evolving Cultural Fabric of Nepal Exploring the history and impact of neo-cultural colonization
Those Who Leave and Those Who Never Return How artists reflect the plight of Nepali migrant laborers
Asian Avenue Snapshots of an old building bring back adolescent memories of people met online
Reflecting on the First Year of the Itumbaha Museum The president of the Keshchandra Mahavihar Conservation Society shares what they’ve learned and what’s ahead.
REALIZE A personal story about a radical shift in perspective
REIMAGINE A personal story about a radical shift in perspective
REFRAME A personal story about a radical shift in perspective
RELEASE A personal story about a radical shift in perspective
Behind the Scenes of the Development of the Itumbaha Museum Rubin Museum Executive Director Jorrit Britschgi interviews Swosti Rajbhandari Kayastha, a scholar of Nepalese art and culture who serves as a lecturer of museum studies at Lumbini Buddhist University, about her role in the development of the Itumbaha Museum.
Place, Loss, Adaptation A Nepalese immigrant finds solace in faraway Vermont
In the Presence of Art How artists in Nepal help foster healing and bring a sense of inner peace
Morning Rituals from Near and Far From the Himalayan mountains to the New York City streets, people share how they wake up every day
Ocean View A one-act play maps identity in a changing world
The Decade-long Journey to Recreate Tibet’s Earliest Guidebook Researcher Matthew Akester walks in the footsteps of the past
The White Beryl Manuscript Illustrations of the seminal text on Tibetan divination