2013-11-08T10:21:51-06:00 2012-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 300 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2012-01-01 226799567 RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART AKA THE SHELLEY & DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST RUBI 2126205000 150 WEST 17TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 MARILENA CHRISTODOULOU 2126205000 2013-11-06 1 CHRIS BELLANDO P00541714 2126972299 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z PATRICK SEARS 150 WEST 17TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 39153008 0 X WWW.RMANYC.ORG X 1999 NY THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART IS A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT STIMULATES LEARNING, PROMOTES UNDERSTANDING, AND INSPIRES PERSONAL CONNECTIONS TO THE IDEAS, CULTURES, AND ART OF HIMALAYAN ASIA. 21 21 119 163 0 0 26647837 3820952 677482 701542 2605379 4622659 1248426 1129772 31179124 10274925 0 0 0 0 5886515 6771009 48000 0 1581211 8981675 8038867 14916190 14809876 16262934 -4534951 132792926 130044576 1677828 1179916 131115098 128864660 X THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART IS A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT STIMULATES LEARNING, PROMOTES UNDERSTANDING, AND INSPIRES PERSONAL CONNECTIONS TO THE IDEAS, CULTURES, AND ART OF HIMALAYAN ASIA. 0 0 4752577 79050 COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ARTTHE MUSEUM IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS PRE-EMINENT COLLECTION OF ART FROM THE HIMALAYAN REGION, REPRESENTING THE CULTURES FROM A BROAD EXPANSE OF ASIA INCLUDING CHINA, INDIA, NEPAL, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, MONGOLIA, BHUTAN, AND THE TIBETAN PLATEAU. IT INCLUDES PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, TEXTILES, RITUAL OBJECTS, PRINTS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS SPANNING A PERIOD FROM THE 2ND TO THE 21ST CENTURY. THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS WERE ORGANIZED AND VIEWED BY AN AVERAGE OF 160,000 VISITORS IN 2012: MASTERWORKS: JEWELS OF THE COLLECTION FEBRUARY 1, 2012 JANUARY 7, 2013A PERMANENT EXHIBITION THAT SHOWCASED SOME OF THE FINEST WORKS OF ART FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, WHILE HIGHLIGHTING THE STYLISTIC DIVERSITY AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIFFERENT STRANDS OF HIMALAYAN AND NEIGHBORING CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC TRADITIONS. IN ADDITION TO A WIDE RANGE OF BUDDHIST AND HINDU DEITIES RENDERED IN ALL MAJOR MEDIA, THIS ROTATION OF MASTERWORKS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE MUSEUM'S MOST NOTABLE RECENT ACQUISITIONS.MODERNIST ART FROM INDIA: THE BODY UNBOUND NOVEMBER 18, 2011 APRIL 9, 2012THE FIRST EXHIBITION IN THE THREE-PART MODERNIST ART FROM INDIA SERIES, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED PREDOMINANT THEMES AND EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLES OF MODERNIST ART FROM POST-INDEPENDENCE INDIA, THE BODY UNBOUND FOCUSED ON REPRESENTATIONS OF THE FIGURE AND BODY.HERO, VILLAIN, YETI: TIBET IN COMICS DECEMBER 9, 2011 JUNE 11, 2012COMIC BOOK STORYLINES HAVE DRAWN ON TIBET'S CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS FOR MORE THAN SIXTY YEARS, MIXING REALITY WITH MYTHS AND LONG-HELD STEREOTYPES. FEATURING MORE THAN FIFTY COMIC BOOKS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, THIS EXHIBITION EXAMINED GLOBAL PERCEPTIONS OF TIBET AS REFLECTED IN AND INFORMED BY THESE DIVERSE NARRATIVES.CASTING THE DIVINE: SCULPTURES OF THE NYINGJEI LAM COLLECTION MARCH 2, 2012 FEBRUARY 11, 2013TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE UNITED STATES, THIS EXHIBITION SHOWCASED A GROUP OF 104 SCULPTURES ON LONG-TERM LOAN TO THE RUBIN MUSEUM. THE COLLECTION IS KNOWN AS THE NYINGJEI LAM COLLECTION, WHICH MEANS "PATH OF COMPASSION."ILLUMINATED: THE ART OF SACRED BOOKS APRIL 6, 2012 SEPTEMBER 3, 2012EXPLORING THE AESTHETIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES USED IN CREATING AND ADORNING SACRED BOOKS FROM A VARIETY OF CULTURES, THIS EXHIBITION PRESENTED TIBETAN SACRED BOOKS IN A BROAD CROSS-CULTURAL CONTEXT. IT INCLUDED SEVERAL ILLUMINATED TIBETAN MANUSCRIPT PAGES NEVER BEFORE DISPLAYED AND COMPLETE BOOKS DATING AS EARLY AS THE 13TH CENTURY.MODERNIST ART FROM INDIA: APPROACHING ABSTRACTION MAY 4, 2012 OCTOBER 16, 2012CONTINUING THE THEMATIC EXPLORATION OF ART FROM POST-INDEPENDENCE AND POST-PARTITION INDIA BEGUN WITH THE BODY UNBOUND, APPROACHING ABSTRACTION EXPLORED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FIGURATION AND ABSTRACTION IN INDIAN MODERNIST ART. GATEWAY TO HIMALAYAN ART JUNE 27, 2012 JUNE 3, 2013THIS NEW ROTATION OF THIS PERMANENT EXHIBITION ACQUAINTED NEW AND LONG-TIME VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM WITH THE PRINCIPAL CONCEPTS OF HIMALAYAN ART, INCLUDING IMPORTANT DEITIES AND SYMBOLS, THE MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES USED IN CREATING WORKS OF ART, AND THE PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS OF THESE WORKS IN THEIR SACRED AND SECULAR CONTEXTS.CANDID: THE LENS AND LIFE OF HOMAI VYARAWALLA JULY 6, 2012 JANUARY 14, 2013HOMAI VYARAWALLA (1913-2012) WAS INDIA'S FIRST FEMALE PHOTOJOURNALIST. THIS EXHIBITION, THE FIRST ON VYARAWALLA OUTSIDE OF INDIA, PRESENTED HER PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE LATE 1930S TO 1970, AND NARRATED HER EXTRAORDINARY LIFE WITH EPHEMERA FROM HER CAREER.THE PLACE OF PROVENANCE: REGIONAL STYLES IN TIBETAN PAINTING OCTOBER 12, 2012 MARCH 5, 2013THE FOURTH IN A SERIES OF EXHIBITIONS CURATED BY THE RENOWNED TIBETAN SCHOLAR DAVID JACKSON, THIS EXHIBITION EXPLORED THE FOUR DISTINCTIVE PROVINCIAL ARTISTIC STYLES OF TIBET AS WELL AS THOSE OF BHUTAN, MONGOLIA, AND QING-DYNASTY CHINA. COMPARING CERTAIN KEY ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE SUCH AS SKIES, CLOUDS, AND SNOW MOUNTAINS, IT EXPLORED THE UNIQUE ARTISTIC ATTRIBUTES OF EACH REGION. MODERNIST ART FROM INDIA: RADICAL TERRAIN NOVEMBER 9, 2012 APRIL 29, 2013AS THE THIRD EXHIBITION IN THE MODERNIST ART FROM INDIA SERIES, RADICAL TERRAIN HIGHLIGHTED THE EXPLORATION OF LANDSCAPE IN INDIAN ART AFTER ITS INDEPENDENCE, IN ADDITION TO FEATURING NEW WORK BY INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS CURRENTLY WORKING IN AND IDENTIFYING WITH LANDSCAPE. 1893684 292411 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART:THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES FOSTER A CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING OF HIMALAYAN ART AND CULTURES, BRINGING THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION AND INNOVATIVE EXHIBITIONS TO LIFE, REACHING OVER 25,000 CHILDREN, TEENS, FAMILIES, AND SENIORS THROUGHOUT THE FIVE BOROUGHS EVERY YEAR. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT THE MUSEUM AND IN SCHOOLS, WITH THE CURRICULA FOR THESE PROGRAMS ALIGNING WITH NATIONAL AND STATE STANDARDS FOR ARTS, SOCIAL AND GLOBAL STUDIES, THE NYC BLUEPRINT FOR THE ARTS, AND THE COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS. NOTABLE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS IN 2012 INCLUDED:THE MUSEUM'S NEW EDUCATION CENTER CELEBRATED ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY IN JULY 2012. THE 5,000-SQUARE-FOOT SPACE EFFECTIVELY ENABLED THE MUSEUM TO DOUBLE ITS OFFERINGS AND SERVICES TO STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND TEACHERS. THINKING THROUGH ART (TTA) WAS TAUGHT AT THE LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY FOR NEWCOMERS, PS 86 IN THE BRONX AND PS 32 IN QUEENS. THESE 10-SESSION RESIDENCIES PROVIDED HANDS-ON, ACTIVE LEARNING AND ART MAKING OPPORTUNITIES THAT INCREASED ARTS AND CULTURAL AWARENESS AS WELL AS VISUAL, WRITTEN, AND ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS. TTA AND OTHER SHORT-TERM PARTNERSHIPS (HIMALAYAN ART ENCOUNTERS AND OUTREACH LESSON MODELING: PRE-VISITS) ENGAGED OVER 3,000 STUDENTS IN APPROXIMATELY 50 SCHOOLS.TEEN ART LABS SERVES NYC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN ART MAKING EXPERIENCES THAT ALLOW THEM TO THINK CREATIVELY WHILE EXPLORING IDENTITY AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE WORLD, WORK WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS TO BUILD THEIR PORTFOLIOS AND PRODUCE ART AND MEDIA IN RESPONSE TO THEIR EXPERIENCES. 37 PARTICIPANTS GAINED A DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE OF ART MAKING PROCESSES AND THEIR CULTURAL ORIGINS THROUGH SKILL-BASED EXERCISES, LECTURES, CLASS CRITIQUES, ASSIGNED READINGS, AND MUSEUM FIELDTRIPS. RMA TEENS IS A FREE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM AS A COMPREHENSIVE ARTS IMMERSION AND CAREER PATHWAY. 33 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT MUSEUM OPERATIONS, EXPLORED ART CAREERS, GAINED VALUABLE PUBLIC SPEAKING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, ACCESSED MUSEUM ART COLLECTIONS THROUGHOUT NYC, CREATED ART, AND RECEIVED CAREER GUIDANCE FROM CURATORS AND ARTS PROFESSIONALS. AFTER A YEAR OF TRAINING, TEENS HAVE THE OPTION OF JOINING THE MUSEUM'S TEEN GUIDE COUNCIL, EXPANDING ON AND SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF HIMALAYAN ART AS TOUR LEADERS AND ART EXPERIENCE FACILITATORS, FOR WHICH THEY ARE PAID A STIPEND. UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS IS A HUMANITIES PROGRAM THAT OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE ART AND VARYING CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF THE HIMALAYAN REGION TO GAIN A HIGHER LEVEL OF ARTISTIC AND SCHOLARLY KNOWLEDGE, AND ENHANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMANITIES. IN 2012, THE MUSEUM FORMED NINE PARTNERSHIPS WITH SIX CUNY SCHOOLS AND THREE PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS: BARUCH COLLEGE, JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, HUNTER COLLEGE, QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, QUEENS COLLEGE, THE NEW SCHOOL, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AND ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE.SENIOR PROGRAMS ENGAGED APPROXIMATELY 2,500 SENIOR CITIZENS THROUGH FREE SENIORS DAYS, WHICH TAKE PLACE ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH AND INCLUDE FREE GALLERY TOURS, PROGRAMS, CINEMA SCREENINGS, ART ACTIVITIES AND WRITING WORKSHOPS, AUSPICIOUS STITCHES CLASSES ON FOLK EMBROIDERY TECHNIQUES FROM THE HIMALAYAN REGION, AND MINDFUL CONNECTIONS TOURS FOR VISITORS WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.EXPLORE AREAS HAVE A WEALTH OF OFFERINGS THAT INCREASE ACCESS TO THE ARTS FOR VISITORS, PROVIDING BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND INTERPRETIVE STRATEGIES FOR THE ART ON DISPLAY, INCLUDING MULTIMEDIA STATIONS FOR RELEVANT WEBSITES AND DOCUMENTARY FILMS; DISPLAY MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES INVOLVED IN THE CREATION OF HIMALAYAN ART; INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES THAT UTILIZED CONCEPTS FOUND IN EXHIBITIONS; AND HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENABLED VISITORS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE HIMALAYAS. GUIDED TOURS ARE OFFERED DAILY THROUGHOUT THE GALLERIES, WITH NEW PERSPECTIVES EVERY WEEK THAT AIM TO INCREASE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND FOSTER ARTISTIC INTEREST. MUSEUM GUIDES ENCOURAGE VISITORS TO LOOK AND THINK DEEPLY WHILE EXPLORING THE ARTS, CULTURE, RELIGION, AND ICONOGRAPHY OF THE HIMALAYAN REGION. ACCESS TOURS ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY WITH SPECIAL NEEDS VISITORS IN MIND. VERBAL DESCRIPTION AND TOUCH TOURS TAKE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED VISITORS ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THE HIMALAYAS USING CAREFUL DESCRIPTIONS OF WORKS OF ART AND TOUCH OBJECTS, WHILE DEAF GUIDES OFFER AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) TOURS.FAMILY PROGRAMS AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM PROVIDE TOURS, STORYTELLING AND ART-MAKING ACTIVITIES TO HELP PARENTS AND CHILDREN LEARN TOGETHER. 8,125 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING SATURDAY FAMILY WORKSHOPS (AGES 6 AND UP) AND YAK PACKERS (AGES 2-4). THE MUSEUM'S BI-ANNUAL FAMILY DAY ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH WELCOMED A RECORD ATTENDANCE OF OVER 3,000 PARTICIPANTS TO CELEBRATE LOSAR, THE HIMALAYAN NEW YEAR. ON OCTOBER 13TH, OVER 200 FAMILIES WERE WELCOMED TO THE MUSEUM WITH AN AMAZING ANIMAL ADVENTURE! FAMILY DAY. 986686 331493 PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART:SINCE THE RUBIN MUSEUM OPENED ITS DOORS IN OCTOBER 2004, IT HAS HOSTED OVER 6,000 LIVE PROGRAMS, FROM CONCERTS BY ARTISTS ROSANNE CASH, MELISSA FERRICK AND ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO TO TALKS WITH DAVID BYRNE, AMY TAN, AND RALPH FIENNES. SUCH ENERGY-LADEN PROGRAMMING HAS BECOME A HALLMARK OF THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE. PROGRAMS IN 2012 INCLUDED:K2 FRIDAY NIGHTS ARE EVERY FRIDAY EVENING FROM 6:00 TO 10:00 P.M., AND ARE DESIGNED TO CREATE AN ENTERTAINING AND INSPIRING SPACE FOR NEW YORKERS TO GATHER. VISITORS ENJOY FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION AND EXHIBITION TOURS, COCKTAILS AND CONVERSATION IN THE K2 LOUNGE WITH MUSIC SPUN BY A DJ, AND FILM SCREENINGS AND LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES IN THE MUSEUM'S THEATER.CABARET CINEMA, PART OF K2 FRIDAY NIGHTS, FEATURES CLASSIC FILMS INTRODUCED BY ARTISTS, WRITERS, SCHOLARS, AND ACTORS. PATRONS ENJOY COCKTAILS WHILE VIEWING MOVIES WITH THEMES CONNECTED TO CURRENT EXHIBITIONS. AMONG THE FILMS FEATURED IN 2012 WERE DOUBLE INDEMNITY, INTRODUCED BY SCREENWRITER STEVEN A. KATZ, AND LA BELLE ET LA BETE, WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY AUTHOR MIRA BARTOK, BOTH PART OF A SERIES COMPLEMENTING THE EXHIBITION ILLUMINATED: THE ART OF SACRED BOOKS.LUNCH MATTERS IS A SERIES OF SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS FOLLOWED BY MODERATED DISCUSSIONS ON WEDNESDAYS AT 1 P.M. TO COMPLEMENT THE EXHIBITION CANDID: THE LENS AND LIFE OF HOMAI VYARAWALLA, A SERIES OF FILMS MADE BY WOMEN, ABOUT WOMEN, WERE AMONG THE LUNCH MATTERS PROGRAMS IN 2012. EACH SCREENING WAS FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION WITH THE FILMMAKERS.PERFORMANCE POETRY, MUSIC, DANCING, AND CREATIVE PERFORMANCES ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF HIMALAYAN CULTURE AND INCLUDE WIDELY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND THEIR EXPRESSIONS OF CREATIVITY AND STYLE. POPULAR PERFORMANCES IN 2012 INCLUDED THE SINGER/SONGWRITER SERIES NAKED SOUL, HARLEM IN THE HIMALAYAS, A SERIES OF JAZZ CONCERTS PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM, AND RESONATING LIGHT, A SUNDAY NIGHT CLASSICAL MUSIC SERIES HOSTED BY WQXR'S ELLIOTT FORREST. BRAINWAVE 2012 FEBRUARY 3 MAY 2, 2012FOCUSING SPECIFICALLY ON MEMORY, THE 2012 BRAINWAVE SERIES BROUGHT TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE WALKS OF LIFE TO ENGAGE WITH NEUROSCIENTISTS IN ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE WORKINGS OF OUR MINDS. BRAINWAVE 2012 LOOKED AT THE ROLE THAT MEMORY HAS PLAYED IN THE PAST, AND THE DEBATABLE ROLE IT PLAYS IN OUR CONTEMPORARY CUT-AND-PASTE CULTURE THROUGH A NUMBER OF ON-STAGE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN SCIENTISTS AND A WIDE VARIETY OF ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS, GUIDED MNEMONIC ART TOURS, A KARMIC GAME OF TELEPHONE, THE CREATION OF A MEMORY PALACE, AND THREE FILM SCREENINGS WITH POST-FILM CONVERSATIONS: JUST TRIAL AND ERROR: CONVERSATIONS ON CONSCIOUSNESS, CARIS' PEACE, AND ALIVE INSIDE: A STORY OF MUSIC AND MEMORY.ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE APRIL 24, 2012NEW YORK CITY COMMISSIONER OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS KATE LEVIN MODERATED A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON ARTISTS, AUDIENCES AND MUSEUMS WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM GOOGLE, THE SMITHSONIAN COOPER-HEWITT NATIONAL DESIGN MUSEUM, ART 21, INC. AND DIGITAL ARTIST JORGE COLOMBO.PEAK EXPERIENCE MAY 12 13, 2012FORTY KIDS, AGED 9-12 ROPED TOGETHER ALPINE STYLE, CONFRONTED THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMBING MT. EVEREST IN THE MUSEUM'S SEVENTH PEAK EXPERIENCE. LED BY WORLD-RENOWNED HIGH ALTITUDE MOUNTAINEER ROBERT M. ANDERSON, PARTICIPANTS SHARED THE ASTONISHING EXPERIENCE OF A FULLY-SIMULATED ASCENT OF THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ON EARTH.DREAM-OVER JULY 21 22, 2012AS PART OF THE ART AND PSYCHE IN THE CITY CONFERENCE, THE RUBIN MUSEUM HELD ITS THIRD DREAM-OVER, A UNIQUE, INSPIRING PROGRAM WHERE ADULTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM. PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCED ART MEDITATION WORKSHOPS, LISTENED TO HIMALAYAN BEDTIME STORIES, WERE LULLED TO SLEEP BY THE SOUNDS OF THE SITAR, AND AWOKE TO HAVE THEIR PERSONAL DREAMS ANALYZED BY PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOANALYSTS. KARMA-CON JANUARY APRIL 18, 2012IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION, HERO, VILLAIN, YETI: TIBET IN COMICS, KARMA-CON WAS A THREE-PART SERIES OF EVENTS THAT INVITED EIGHT CONTEMPORARY COMIC ARTISTS AND ILLUSTRATORS TO CREATE A COLLABORATIVE REINTERPRETATION OF THE WHEEL OF LIFE, A TRADITIONAL TIBETAN BUDDHIST INSTRUCTIVE DIAGRAM THAT OUTLINES THE POTENTIAL REALMS OF REBIRTH.HAPPY TALK SEPTEMBER 29 DECEMBER 28, 2012A SERIES THAT PAIRED WRITERS, ACTORS, ARTISTS, AND MUSICIANS WITH BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHERS, NEUROSCIENTISTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS TO ADDRESS CONCEPTS OF HAPPINESS. AMONG THE SPEAKERS WERE ACTOR MICHAEL C. HALL IN DISCUSSION WITH PSYCHOLOGIST/AUTHOR KEVIN DUTTON, PLAYWRIGHT NEIL LABUTE WITH SINGER/SONGWRITER AIMEE MANN, PHILANTHROPIST DAVID ROCKEFELLER, JR. WITH NOVELIST KURT ANDERSEN, AND ACTOR PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN WITH PHILOSOPHER SIMON CRITCHLEY.THE TENTH KARMAPA AND TIBET'S TURBULENT 17TH CENTURY CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 9 NOVEMBER 11, 2012ATTENDED BY SOME OF THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED ACADEMICS IN THE FIELD OF TIBETAN STUDIES, THIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE EXPLORED DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF CHOYING DORJE'S LIFE, ART AND THE TUMULTUOUS TIMES IN WHICH HE LIVED. ARTISTS ON ART SELECT FRIDAYSIN CONVERSATION WITH ASSISTANT CURATOR BETH CITRON, CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS INTERACTED WITH AND INFORMALLY DISCUSSED THE RICH ARTISTIC TRADITIONS OF THE HIMALAYAS AND SURROUNDING REGIONS IN RELATION TO THEIR OWN PRACTICES AND PROCESSES.TALKINGSTICK SECOND FRIDAY OF EACH MONTHA SERIES WHERE TRUE STORIES INSPIRED BY WORKS OF ART FROM THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTION ARE SHARED BY WRITERS, ACTORS, COMEDIANS, AND PERFORMERS ALONGSIDE MUSEUM GUIDES, WHO SHARE STORIES FROM WITHIN THE RICH ORAL TRADITIONS OF THE HIMALAYAS. FUNNY, SAD, POIGNANT, AND CUTTING, TALKINGSTICK PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES ON HIMALAYAN ART WHILE EXPERIENCING THE SPONTANEOUS AND DYNAMIC WORLD OF STORYTELLING. 2213994 323290 PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS CATALOGUES, SHOP, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING 2213994 323290 9846941 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 177 0 1 119 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 NY X MARILENA CHRISTODOULOU 2126205000 150 WEST 17TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 DONALD RUBIN 10.00 X X 0 0 0 SHELLEY RUBIN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RAVI AKHOURY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT BAYLIS 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD BERGMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAVIN R BERGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVA HALLER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER HUTCHINGS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANU DUGGAL 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOMMY GUO 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MCCORMICK 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD S LANIER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID NALIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK NORELL 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID PRITZKER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EILEEN CAULFIELD SCHWAB 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW NIMETZ 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC SCHOENBERG 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY POSTER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RASIKA REDDY 1.00 X 0 0 0 BASHA FROST RUBIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARILENA CHRISTODOULOU 40.00 X 192582 0 24780 PATRICK SEARS 40.00 X 399477 0 35990 JAN VAN ALPHEN 40.00 X 193371 0 11517 CYNTHIA GUYER 40.00 X 185986 0 1000 TIM MCHENRY 40.00 X 151017 0 23593 MITCHELL S ROTH 40.00 X 125211 0 30505 HELEN ABBOTT 40.00 X 103805 0 11943 1351449 0 139328 7 0 1 0 T & M PROTECTION 230 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10169 SECURITY SERVICES 706925 COMMERCIAL BUILDING & RESTORATION INC 119 14TH STREET BROOKLYN NY 11215 CONSTRUCTION 342658 DIVERSIFIED SYSTEMS 363 MARKET STREET KENILWORTH NJ 07033 LIGHTING MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT 230471 UNITED SERVICES OF AMERICAINC 855 MAIN STREET9TH FL BRIDGEPORT CT 06604 HOUSEKEEPING 212640 STARR RESTURANTS CATERING GROUP 325 CHESTNUT STREETSUITE 620 PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 CATERING 162979 10 530182 480961 172690 2637119 3820952 PROGRAM FEES 713990 406511 406511 MUSEUM ADMISSION FEES 713990 216481 216481 EXHIBITION FEES 713990 78550 78550 701542 2002443 2002443 1237373 432303 805070 805070 805070 30642738 28022522 2620216 2620216 2620216 143940 480961 143940 0 506675 279318 227357 227357 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 97345 97345 97345 10274925 1026244 0 5427729 X 1044703 290550 587621 166532 4534195 2959873 1106788 467534 79582 53690 16353 9539 683085 404025 202627 76433 429444 251111 129573 48760 17805 17805 53000 53000 147344 147344 1854430 1491997 188232 174201 322157 286658 18990 16509 1105904 658361 287999 159544 979212 748286 142281 88645 166391 130711 24951 10729 2305810 1730076 360759 214975 148385 123332 15658 9395 PROGRAM & SUPPORTING SE 831684 694268 52689 84727 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 67062 16062 51000 PUBLICATIONS, SUBS/DUES 37478 22490 12643 2345 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 2205 1513 349 343 14809876 9846941 3381724 1581211 259187 509965 332896 220645 19681126 811418 189861 132862 760839 979393 225946 232171 74951293 17928702 58944910 57022591 49785062 67715861 2613099 2419670 132792926 130044576 1542599 1063530 58275 20000 76954 96386 1677828 1179916 X 110909413 112355245 20205685 16509415 131115098 128864660 132792926 130044576 -4534951 2284513 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1396198 6767350 1728846 26647837 3820952 40361183 1396198 6767350 1728846 26647837 3820952 40361183 31325715 9035468 2453487 2181033 2660817 3204849 3239816 13740002 30286 44770 38487 137823 97345 348711 54449896 6949736 0.16590 0.15530 X THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART'S PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT IS 16.59%. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT QUALIFY AS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED UNDER THE 33 1/3% TEST. HOWEVER, IT HAS A SOLICITATION PLAN FOR ATTRACTING PUBLIC SUPPORT AND A BROAD REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY; AND ITS PROGRAM SERVICES DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THEREFORE, IT QUALIFIES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST OF IRC SEC. 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). THE MUSEUM SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE TERMINATION OF ITS PRIVATE FOUNDATION STATUS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND RECEIVED A DETERMINATION LETTER FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IN 2011 AFFIRIMING ITS PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS BASED ON THESE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 0 49263846 6645250 924477 54984619 54728107 -70984 5393277 49263846 48566274 6454458 292625 54728107 38138518 10427756 48566274 76051060 -27289490 10623052 38138518 1.00000 0 0 378750 5650496 6029246 2146250 30382864 8676690 23852424 925415 33066302 7587136 26404581 1538653 1094204 444449 11019 851544 570672 291891 57022591 SECURITY DEPOSITS 96386 96386 X 13123715 2284513 2284513 10839202 147344 -711621 -564277 10274925 15374153 711621 711621 14662532 147344 147344 14809876 PART III, LINE 1A: THE VALUE OF THE COLLECTION, WHICH WAS ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE MUSUEM'S INCEPTION, IS NOT REFLECTED AS AN ASSET ON THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR OF ACQUISITION. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES WOULD BE REFLECTED ON THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE ABSENCE OR EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. THE MUSEUM HAD NO ART COLLECTION PURCHASES DUURING 2012. THE COLLECTION IS HELD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE RATHER THAN FINANCIAL GAIN, PROTECTED AND PRESERVED, AND SUBJECT TO AN ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY THAT REQUIRES THE PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF SUCH ITEMS TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS. PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 2,000 OBJECTS IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST EXTENSIVE OF ITS KIND IN THE WEST. IT INCLUDES HIMALAYAN PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, RITUAL OBJECTS, AND PRINTS SPANNING THE PERIOD FROM THE 2ND CENTURY TO THE 21ST CENTURY. THE COLLECTION IS THE BASIS OF THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS WHICH ARE VIEWED AND ENJOYED BY APPROXIMATELY 200,000 PEOPLE PER YEAR. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT NO DISCLOSURES RELATING TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD -279,318. EXPENSES - RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS -432,303. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 279,318. EXPENSES - RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS 432,303. GALA 624901 480961 143940 79535 1000 63405 624901 480961 143940 79535 1000 63405 143940 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARILENA CHRISTODOULOU 191428 0 0 0 1154 0 6855 0 17925 0 217362 0 0 0 PATRICK SEARS 398032 0 0 0 1445 0 33750 0 2240 0 435467 0 0 0 JAN VAN ALPHEN 192629 0 0 0 742 0 3917 0 7600 0 204888 0 0 0 CYNTHIA GUYER 185347 0 0 0 639 0 0 0 1000 0 186986 0 0 0 TIM MCHENRY 150726 0 0 0 291 0 5439 0 18154 0 174610 0 0 0 MITCHELL S ROTH 124981 0 0 0 230 0 4666 0 25839 0 155716 0 0 0 X 4 0 4 0 1 0 NON REPORTING OF REVENUE: PART I, LINE 33: RMA DOES NOT CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTION, AND PURSUANT TO ITS ACCOUNTING POLICY, DOES NOT RECOGNIZE REVENUE FOR ANY DONATIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DONALD RUBIN, SHELLEY RUBIN AND BASHA RUBIN HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A TWO TRUSTEES, DONALD RUBIN AND SHELLEY RUBIN, HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPOINT UP TO THREE TRUSTEES TO THE BOARD PROVIDED SUCH TRUSTEES ARE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY. TO DATE, DONALD RUBIN AND SHELLEY RUBIN HAVE NEVER EXERCISED THIS RIGHT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART'S AUDITORS AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR REVIEW GIVING THEM SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. IT IS THEN FILED BY THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART'S "CODE OF ETHICS FOR TRUSTEES, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS" IS AGREED AND ACCEPTED IN WRITING BY ALL SUCH INDIVIDUALS WHEN THEY JOIN THE ORGANIZATION IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CAPACITIES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH TRUSTEE AND EMPLOYEE WITH MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES IS FURNISHED A COPY OF THIS CODE OF ETHICS AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND REQUESTED TO COMPLETE AND FILE WITH THE ORGANIZATION AN "ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT". THE CFO REVIEWS ALL SUCH STATEMENTS AND, IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE CFO BRINGS IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CEO AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND, AT ITS DISCRETION, MAY INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRUSTEES' INVOLVEMENT IN MATTERS WHERE A CONFLICT MAY EXIST. ANY MEMBER INVOLVED IN THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE DECISION PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS USED TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR TOP MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES INCLUDES REVIEW OF COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE MUSEUMS AND CHARITIES IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA; THE CPI FOR NYC; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; AND RELATIVE PARITY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. THIS INFORMATION WAS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BY THE CFO FOR THE YEAR ENDED 12/31/2012. THE COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WAS THEN APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN FOR EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM (OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES) IN DECEMBER 2012. THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD BASED ON THE SAME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE PUBLIC IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH IS ALSO POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE. ITS TAX RETURN IS PUBLIC INFORMATION ON GUIDESTAR. OTHER FEES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,491,997. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 188,232. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 174,201. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,854,430.