Tsering Dhundup
DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 7: The Rubin Museum in New York City, which was previously praised by His Holiness the Dalai Lama for preserving Himalayan art and culture, closed its physical exhibition space after 20 years On Sunday.
The museum is transitioning to a different exhibition format, and will continue to showcase Himalayan art through traveling exhibitions and collaborations across the United States, Europe, Asia, and other locations, following global museum trends.
Some of the Rubin Museum’s exhibits are provided to other museums as part of long-term loans from its holdings. One such example is the Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room, which has been loaned to the Brooklyn Museum fo...