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Reviewed 12 December 2017

was like a door opening for us. A wonderful experience in a busy city- I hope to continue this journey! Highly recommended- again and again!

Date of experience: December 2017
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Reviewed 5 December 2017 via mobile

A quiet oasis amidst Manhattan. Even if you are not interested in Buddhist Tibetan art, you would enjoy this museum. Sound is a museum highlight which is highly unusual, wonderful opportunities to participate. The shrine room is fabulous,just the place to unwind from the busy outside. Friday nights are free and it's a party.

Date of experience: December 2017
Thank Goldenphysician
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Reviewed 19 November 2017

While spending a weekend in NYC my wife and I took our 5 and 7 year old to the Family Sunday activity. I really wanted to love the experience and I'm always grateful when museums make a concerted effort to provide activities for children- especially a museum that might not be as accessible to young people not familiar with the Himalayan region. It was wonderful that by participating in the family activities, museum admission was free. First, there was an art project, and I wonder who thought it was a good idea as it required dexterity and ability over what most of the young children could handle, so it was a room full of frustrated parents trying to make the projects for their children. Then there was a short museum tour geared toward kids. The docent was animated and really put a good effort towards trying to engage the children. It was a short and sweet introduction to the museum. Finally, there was an independent scavenger hunt which my kids loved at first- trying to find characters from a sheet of paper in paintings and sculptures in the museum. Well after a long search, my kids were able to find everything but one item. They were so bummed, so my wife and I aided in the search, but we were unable to find the last item. My kids had spent some serious effort and time on this, so I went to the front desk (it's a fairly small museum and there was no staff anywhere but at the front). I found a museum employee and asked for her help. Her basic response was something along the lines of "Yep, well, sorry you weren't able to find it, that's too bad". Since it was a prominent enough piece to also be on one of the front pages of the museum iPhone app, I asked if she could help us locate it, to which the reply was something along the lines of "I think it should be somewhere on floor X" "Yes, ma'am thats where we've been looking. My kids have spent all this time, your museum has promoted this scavenger hunt, surely someone could help us locate this item in the museum." I was dismissed again, and it was only when she realized that I wasn't leaving without an answer that while huffing and puffing and audibly eye rolling she called someone on the phone to say the item in question was on loan and not on display. (I bet it is still listed on the scavenger hunt) That encounter was a major turn off (in front of the children no less). We've had much better experiences with the Whitney's childrens programming and their staff.

Date of experience: September 2017
Thank Joshdent
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Reviewed 19 November 2017

The Rubin has one of the best Tibetan art collections! They also host some great events, talks, films, and special exhibitions.

Date of experience: December 2016
Thank Lisa L
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Reviewed 14 November 2017

We visited the Rubin Museum at the invitation of a friend on November 8. It is a beautiful, elegant, relatively quiet place amid the busyness of NYC. It's collection of Himalyan and Tibetan art is extraordinary! With the help of a wonderfully informed docent, Robert, he began the process of educating us on the mysteries and history of Buddha. He gave us new concepts and language to think about a place in the world with which we were unfamiliar, and more importantly an orientation to a worldview so foreign to us.
And, as a bonus, the museum has a wonderful cafe serving food of the Himalayan region -- among the very best food we ate in our week in NYC.

Date of experience: November 2017
Thank Edward L
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