13 posts tagged Contemporary Himalayan Life
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
The Bus Stops Here
Finding inspiration in community and daily life
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

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