10/07/2026
Enjoy these peeks into the installation process of the Lost Wax Casting display for one of our upcoming exhibitions, Gateway to Himalayan Art from the Rubin Museum Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. The care and meticulousness in handling and placement of the objects by the team is fascinating to witness.
We look forward to sharing more of this wondrous and sacred exhibition with you!
Gateway to Himalayan Art
Oct 17, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027
Gateway to Himalayan Art introduces the main forms, concepts, meanings, and religious traditions of Himalayan art with objects from the collection of the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, New York. Covering the greater Himalayan region, which encompasses Indian, Nepalese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan cultures as well as interrelated Mongolian and Chinese traditions, Gateway to Himalayan Art invites exploration of these diverse cultural spheres through exemplary objects presented in three thematic sections: Symbols and Meanings, Materials and Technologies, and Living Practices. It also includes voices from Himalayan artists and contemporaries, along with connections to related digital content to learn more. The exhibition features 66 objects dating from the 13th century to 2025, including sculptures, Tibetan scroll paintings (thangkas), ritual implements, medical instruments, and instructional paintings, as well as a stupa and prayer wheel. Special installations detail the process of Nepalese lost-wax metal casting and the stages of creating a thangka. A Tibetan shrine cabinet presents how these objects would be displayed in a traditional household shrine.
�This traveling exhibition is organized and provided by the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and curated by Senior Curator of Himalayan Art Elena Pakhoutova.
