Rubin Museum

When attending the Rubin Museum of art, the first thing I found out, was that the museum was once a department store called Barneys. When we started our tour around the museum, we first started at the top floor called “the world is sound”. While being there, we learned a lot about Tibetan Buddhist’ ritual of music. This exhibition explored the different dimensions of sound and listening, and its many functions in the Tibetan Buddhism. The first floor we had gone to, which was the fourth floor of the museum, we learned a lot about the musical dynamics of the empire. We could see the instruments that they played and much more. The first thing that I was introduced to at the Rubin Museum was the Heart Sutra Mantra. This was part of the museum …show more content…
In this floor, we learned about a man named Henri Cartier-Bresson. He was a poet and dancer originally from Java which is now known as Indonesia. India had just attained independence Britain in August of the year 1947. At the time of independence, India became majority Hindu but constitutionally a secular state. At least one million people were killed and hundreds of thousands had become refugees. Across the globe, people use ritual and spiritual practice to connect with worlds beyond their immediate experience. This iteration of Sacred Spaces is dedicated to a selection of these transcendent and devotional practices. The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room re-creates an immersive sacred space in which visitors can encounter the art as it was used. We were able to listen to all the different sounds and music by composer and musician, Pauline Oliveros. This floor also featured a Duddhist Shrine room, here we were able to experience real Tibetan religious art in its real cultural context. There were many things in the shrine room such as, altars used in homes, temples modeled after a wealthy household shrine. Here we saw many objects, which gave us a clearer understanding of their religious practices, teachings, and daily rituals. In the museum we also learned and saw firsthand the works of famous photographer, Henri Cartier- Bresson. Here we seen pictures, articles and many other things from Bresson’s 3 year long trip to Asia. At …show more content…
I most enjoyed the world is sound part of the museum. I liked this part of the museum because I felt a real cleansing of my mind and body. I was able to sit down and listen to the calming sounds that were at the museum. I loved the fact that you can touch everything in this museum. I also enjoyed the Shrine room. I feel like it also helped me feel very relaxed and meditated. I was able to really see this part of the museum from a religious ritual perspective. In all, I really enjoyed everything the museum had to offer and teach. I feel it was a great and interesting experience which allowed us to better understand cultural