Wednesday March 10

The Lives of the Stars

Lunch Matters

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Price: $10.00

Using computer animation and amazing astronomical art, Dr. Sagan shows how stars are born, live, die and sometimes collapse to form neutron stars or black holes.

Taste of RMA Tour

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Taste of RMA tours offer museum visitors an introduction to Himalayan art, exploring process, materials, iconography, religion, and cultural influence along the way. Tours vary in theme each day, highlighting diverse works of art throughout the museum. Taste of RMA tours are free with museum admission and approximately 45 minutes to an hour long.

Word Play!

Stories, Art, and Drama

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Price: $10.00
Member Price: $5.00

Travel to the Himalayas with your imagination through fun and engaging stories that will appeal to the whole family.

Himalayan Happy Hour

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Enjoy 10% off selected wines, specialty teas, and snacks in the Café @ RMA; see exceptional examples of Himalayan artistry and craftsmanship at the Shop; hear local musicians as they fill the room with sounds from across the globe;

Music Provided By:

Pasha's Dream: Lee Boice on guitar and Satish on trumpet

Thursday March 11

Yak Packers

Early Childhood Art

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Price: $10.00
Member Price: $5.00

Let's look at, touch, and explore Himalayan art inspired by the RMA collection.

Taste of RMA Tour

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Taste of RMA tours offer museum visitors an introduction to Himalayan art, exploring process, materials, iconography, religion, and cultural influence along the way. Tours vary in theme each day, highlighting diverse works of art throughout the museum. Taste of RMA tours are free with museum admission and approximately 45 minutes to an hour long.

Friday March 12

Moving Through Art

Family Program

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Price: $10.00
Member Price: $5.00

Move your body to interpret lines and shapes. Translate visual art into imaginative poses, movement, and sound.

Taste of RMA Tour

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Taste of RMA tours offer museum visitors an introduction to Himalayan art, exploring process, materials, iconography, religion, and cultural influence along the way. Tours vary in theme each day, highlighting diverse works of art throughout the museum. Taste of RMA tours are free with museum admission and approximately 45 minutes to an hour long.

Jaleel Shaw Trio

Harlem in the Himalayas

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
$18.00 in advance / $20.00 day of
Member Price: $16.20

Jaleel Shaw, alto saxophone

Dwayne Burno, acoustic bass

Otis Brown III, drums

In 2008, Jaleel Shaw launched his own record label, Changu Records, on which he released his second CD Optimism. That summer Jaleel was nominated as one of the "Up and Coming Jazz Musicians" of the year by the Jazz Journalist Association.

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Talkingstick at RMA

Cross-cultural Stories

8:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Talkingstick at RMA features writers, actors, comedians, and performers sharing true stories inspired by works of art from the Rubin Museum of Art collection, alongside museum guides who share stories from within the rich oral traditions of the Himalayas. Funny, sad, poignant, and cutting, Talkingstick at RMA provides opportunities to explore various perspectives on Himalayan art while experiencing the spontaneous and dynamic world of storytelling.

Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet

Cabaret Cinema

9:30 PM - 12:00 AM

1968, Franco Zeffirelli, UK/Italy, 138 minutes

Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey play the star-crossed lovers.

Give me my Romeo; and, when he shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night
And pay no worship to the garish sun.

Introduced by Ellen Kushner

Free with a $7 bar minimum

Saturday March 13

Storytelling and Movement Family Tour

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Travel to the Himalayas with your imagination through a series of fun and engaging stories that will appeal to the whole family. Storytelling tours include puppets, games, and movement activities.

For ages 6 and older and their adult friends. Program meets at the base of the spiral staircase.

Taste of RMA Tour

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Taste of RMA tours offer museum visitors an introduction to Himalayan art, exploring process, materials, iconography, religion, and cultural influence along the way. Tours vary in theme each day, highlighting diverse works of art throughout the museum. Taste of RMA tours are free with museum admission and approximately 45 minutes to an hour long.

Saturday Workshops

Family Art Making

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Price: $10.00
Member Price: $5.00

Explore intriguing paintings, sculptures, and objects in the museum's exhibitions and let them inspire your own works of art.

For ages 6 and up and their adult friends. Program meets in the studio.

Taste of RMA Tour

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Taste of RMA tours offer museum visitors an introduction to Himalayan art, exploring process, materials, iconography, religion, and cultural influence along the way. Tours vary in theme each day, highlighting diverse works of art throughout the museum. Taste of RMA tours are free with museum admission and approximately 45 minutes to an hour long.

What Does Ecstasy Smell Like?

Christophe Laudamiel + Stuart Firestein

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Price: $20.00
Member Price: $18.00

The famed creator of Elton John Black Candle and Ralph Lauren Polo Blue, perfumer Christophe Laudamiel, talks to the Columbia University neuroscientist Stuart Firestein about the delicate science and art of olfaction.

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