Representatives of Humboldt County’s hospitality industry are taking a hard stand against a county-backed ballot initiative that would raise the local transient occupancy tax (TOT) rate to 12 percent. Members of the Humboldt Lodging Alliance (HLA) called the ballot measure “misleading” and said the
The Rubin Museum of Art opens Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment
Installation view of Awaken: a Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment, organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, presented by the Rubin Museum of Art, March 12, 2021 January 3, 2022, Photo by David De Armas, Courtesy of the Rubin Museum of Art.
NEW YORK, NY
.-The Rubin Museum of Art invites visitors to unplug and discover the possibility to free their minds with Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment, opening March 12. Organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, this traveling exhibition guides visitors on a journey toward enlightenment, showcasing the power of Tibetan Buddhist art to focus and refine awareness, and highlighting the inextricable relationship between artistic endeavor and spiritual practice in Tibetan Buddhism. The exhibition has been re-imagined and adapted for the Rubin Museums galleries and features 35 traditional objects, includ
The National Museum of Asian Art has created an app that enables visitors to explore its Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room Courtesy of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Galvanised by the popularity of its online Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room and meditation podcasts amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Rubin Museum of Art in New York has cleared out its third-floor galleries to make way for an interactive Mandala Lab that invites visitors on a social and emotional journey to self-awareness.
The $1m project, which is expected to open in autumn 2021 and cater to families and school groups, is echoed by a variety of offerings at US museums with Himalayan art holdings that have struck a chord among people suffering from anxieties related to the coronavirus or to the US elections. From the Rubin to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (comprising the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery) in Washington, DC, to the Asian Art Museum