Rubin Museum of Art
Chelsea · founded 2004
The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, also known as the Rubin Museum or the Rubin Museum of Art, is dedicated to the collection, display, and preservation of the art and cultures of the Himalayas, the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia and other regions within Eurasia, with a permanent collection focused particularly on Tibetan art. The museum opened in 2004 at 150 West 17th Street between the Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) and Seventh Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. In early 2024 it announced the closure of its New York City building in order to become a global "museum without walls", focusing on traveling exhibitions, long-term loans, partnerships, and digital resources.
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What to see
Portrait of Yutog Yontan Gonpo
1700.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Avalokiteshvara, One of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas
1750.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Black Cloak Mahakala or Bernag Chen
Situ Panchen, 1650.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in the Tradition of King Srongtsen Gampo
1250.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Future Buddha
1450.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Bodhisattva Manjushri
1750.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Plan your visit
Hours
Published on the museum’s own site. Confirm on rubinmuseum.org before you travel.
Getting there
150 W 17th Street, New York City, NY 10011.
On their own site
Opening hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the museum’s own site.
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