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First theatrical screening of one of the most remarkable cinematic experiences to have been filmed in TibetThe first theatrical screenings in the US of Sherwood Hu's exhilarating high-altitude Hamlet.  Set in ancient Tibet under the shadow of the Himalayas, the film is a visually ravishing historical epic with stunning scenery, richly saturated color, and lush costuming. As the proto-typical tale of oedipal anxiety, or of the terrifying possibilities of taking action in the social world, this…See More

First theatrical screening of one of the most remarkable cinematic experiences to have been filmed in TibetThe first theatrical screenings in the US of Sherwood Hu's exhilarating high-altitude Hamlet.  Set in ancient Tibet under the shadow of the Himalayas, the film is a visually ravishing historical epic with stunning scenery, richly saturated color, and lush costuming. As the proto-typical tale of oedipal anxiety, or of the terrifying possibilities of taking action in the social world, this…See More

Anthropologist / explorer Wade Davis gives an illustrated talk to mark the publication of his new book Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest.Presented in association with PatagoniaIn this magisterial work of history and adventure, Wade Davis vividly re-creates Britain's epic attempts to scale Mount Everest in the early 1920s. Come early for a drink at the bar and see the exhibition: Human Currents: The World's…See More

The Dream-Over, the Rubin Museum's sleep-over for grown-ups, returns after its sold-out debut!Make the Rubin Museum the place of your dreams. Come in your bedsocks and pajamas and sleep over at the Rubin Museum beneath a work of art selected just for you. Dream under the compassionate and wakeful gaze of a hundred buddhas.• Art meditation workshop • Tibetan Dream Yoga discussion • Himalayan bedtime stories • Lullabies • Dream analysis • Midnight snack & light Tibetan breakfastUnder the…See More