2012-11-12T13:39:10-06:00 2011-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 300 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2011-01-01 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 2012-11-07 1 CHRIS BELLANDO P00541714 2126972299 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z PATRICK SEARS 150 WEST 17TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 50248461 0 X WWW.RMANYC.ORG X 1999 NY THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART (RMA) IS A CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION DEDICATED (SEE SCHEDULE O) TO THE ART OF THE HIMALAYAS. ITS MISSION IS TO ESTABLISH, PRESENT, PRESERVE AND DOCUMENT A PERMANENT COLLECTION THAT REFLECTS THE VITALITY, COMPLEXITY AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HIMALAYAN ART AND TO CREATE EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE THE ARTISTIC LEGACY OF THE HIMALAYAN REGION AND PLACE IT IN THE CONTEXT OF WORLD CULTURES. RMA IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING A DIVERSE AUDIENCE - FROM CONNOISSEURS AND SCHOLARS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND YOUNG CHILDREN. THROUGH ITS COLLECTION, EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND LIBRARY RMA AIMS TO SERVE AS AN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION, STUDY AND ENJOYMENT OF HIMALAYAN ART. 20 20 117 216 0 0 1728846 26647837 662444 677482 1163931 2605379 1012452 1248426 4567673 31179124 0 0 0 0 5116000 5886515 49744 48000 1460908 8827876 8981675 13993620 14916190 -9425947 16262934 118659431 132792926 1328869 1677828 117330562 131115098 X THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART (RMA) IS A CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO THE ART OF THE HIMALAYAS. ITS MISSION IS TO ESTABLISH, PRESENT, PRESERVE AND DOCUMENT A PERMANENT COLLECTION THAT REFLECTS THE VITALITY, COMPLEXITY AND HISTORICAL (SEE SCHEDULE O) SIGNIFICANCE OF HIMALAYAN ART AND TO CREATE EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE THE ARTISTIC LEGACY OF THE HIMALAYAN REGION AND PLACE IT IN THE CONTEXT OF WORLD CULTURES. RMA IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING A DIVERSE AUDIENCE - FROM CONNOISSEURS AND SCHOLARS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND YOUNG CHILDREN. THROUGH ITS COLLECTION, EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND LIBRARY RMA AIMS TO SERVE AS AN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION, STUDY AND ENJOYMENT OF HIMALAYAN ART. 0 0 5533338 322737 COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ARTTHE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 3,000 OBJECTS IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST EXTENSIVE OF ITS KIND IN THE WEST. IT INCLUDES HIMALAYAN PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, TEXTILES, RITUAL OBJECTS, AND PRINTS SPANNING A PERIOD FROM THE 2ND CENTURY TO THE 21ST CENTURY. THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS OPENED AND WERE VIEWED BY NEARLY 200,000 VISITORS IN 2011:BODY LANGUAGE: THE YOGIS OF INDIA AND NEPAL JANUARY 28 - JULY 4, 2011SADHUS, THE EXTRAORDINARY-LOOKING WANDERING ASCETICS OF HINDUISM WHO RENOUNCE WORLDLY LIFE AND DEVOTE THEIR LIVES ENTIRELY TO RELIGIOUS PRACTICE AND THE QUEST FOR SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT, WERE THE SUBJECT... OF THIS EXHIBITION'S STRIKING PHOTOGRAPHS BY THOMAS KELLY.MASTERWORKS: JEWELS OF THE COLLECTION MARCH 11, 2011 - DECEMBER 31, 2012AN EXHIBITION THAT SHOWCASES 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.PATTERNS OF LIFE: THE ART OF TIBETAN CARPETS APRIL 8 - AUGUST 22, 2011FOR CENTURIES, TIBETANS HAVE USED CARPETS FOR DECORATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL PURPOSES, DRAWING UPON GEOMETRIC PATTERNS, AUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS, AND NATURAL AND MYTHICAL IMAGERY FOR THEIR DESIGN. THIS EXHIBITION SHOWCASED THE STYLISTIC VARIETY AND USES OF TIBETAN CARPETS ALONGSIDE FINE ART AND EVERYDAY OBJECTS THAT ECHO THEIR IMAGERY AND ILLUMINATE THEIR UTILITY.QUENTIN ROOSEVELT'S CHINA: ANCESTRAL REALMS OF THE NAXI MAY 13 - SEPTEMBER 19, 2011THIS EXHIBITION PRESENTED THE RELIGIOUS ART OF THE NAXI-ONE OF CHINA'S FIFTY-FIVE ETHNIC MINORITY NATIONALITIES-THE MAJORITY OF WHICH WAS ACQUIRED IN THE EARLY TO MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY BY QUENTIN ROOSEVELT, GRANDSON OF PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT, AND BOTANIST-EXPLORER JOSEPH ROCK.PILGRIMAGE AND FAITH: BUDDHISM, CHRISTIANITY, AND ISLAM JULY 1 - OCTOBER 24, 2011THE ROLE OF PILGRIMAGE IN THREE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS-BUDDHISM, CHRISTIANITY, AND ISLAM-WAS EXPLORED IN THIS EXHIBITION OF NEARLY SEVENTY WORKS OF ART AND ARTIFACTS DATING FROM THE NINTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT.HUMAN CURRENTS: THE WORLD'S LARGEST PILGRIMAGE AS INTERPRETED BY HANNES SCHMID JULY 22- NOVEMBER 13, 2011HANNES SCHMID'S LARGE, COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND AERIAL-ANGLED MOVIE CAPTURED THE CLAUSTROPHOBIC CROWDS, MYRIAD COLORS, AND ENERGY OF THE MAHA KUMBH MELA FESTIVAL, THE GREATEST OF HINDU PILGRIMAGES AND THE LARGEST RECORDED GATHERING OF HUMAN BEINGS ON EARTH.ONCE UPON MANY TIMES: LEGENDS AND MYTHS IN HIMALAYAN ART SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 - JANUARY 30, 2012THIS EXHIBITION PRESENTS THE VARIETY OF FORMS THAT TELL STORIES OF THE BUDDHA, GREAT TEACHERS, LEGENDARY MASTERS, SPIRITUAL QUESTS, AND ADVENTURES OF HEROES PAINTED IN THANGKAS, MURALS, AND TOLD IN FRONT OF PORTABLE SHRINES.MIRROR OF THE BUDDHA: EARLY PORTRAITS FROM TIBET OCTOBER 21, 2011 - MARCH 5, 2012IN EARLY TIBETAN PAINTED PORTRAITS, FOUNDING MASTERS OF IMPORTANT BUDDHIST SCHOOLS WERE OFTEN REPRESENTED AS HOLY PERSONAGES, THEIR EARTHLY FORM VISUALLY TRANSFORMED INTO THE SERENE COUNTENANCE OF A BUDDHA. THIS EXHIBITION PRESENTS EXQUISITE EXAMPLES OF THESE PORTRAITS, PAINTED PRIMARILY IN THE EASTERN INDIA-INSPIRED SHARRI STYLE.MODERNIST ART FROM INDIA: THE BODY UNBOUND NOVEMBER 18, 2011 - APRIL 9, 2012THE FIRST EXHIBITION IN THE THREE-PART MODERNIST ART FROM INDIA SERIES-HIGHLIGHTING PREDOMINANT THEMES AND EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLES OF MODERNIST ART FROM POST-INDEPENDENCE INDIA-THE BODY UNBOUND FOCUSES 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 SHEDS LIGHT ON GLOBAL PERCEPTIONS OF TIBET AS REFLECTED IN AND INFORMED BY THESE DIVERSE NARRATIVES. 1803467 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART:THE MUSEUM FOSTERS A DEEP EXPERIENCE WITH HIMALAYAN ART THROUGH CLOSE OBSERVATION AND DISCOVERY. FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND SENIORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSIDER THE INTERPLAY OF ART AND CULTURE AND TO MAKE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH MEANINGFUL INTERACTIONS. OVER 15,000 STUDENTS, ALMOST 4,000 CHILDREN, AND 3,000 ADULTS AND CAREGIVERS PARTICIPATED IN THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR. OFFERED AT THE MUSEUM AND IN SCHOOLS, THE CURRICULA FOR THESE PROGRAMS ARE ALIGNED WITH THE NY STATE STANDARDS FOR GLOBAL HISTORY AND ART EDUCATION IN NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS...NOTABLE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS IN 2011 INCLUDED:THE EDUCATION CENTER AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM OPENED IN JULY 2011. FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE MUSEUM'S COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION, THE 5,000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE INCLUDES STATE-OF-THE-ART-TECHNOLOGY, A WET/DRY ART STUDIO, TWO CLASSROOMS AND STUDENT EXHIBITION SPACE. THINKING THROUGH ART (TTA) WAS TAUGHT AT LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY FOR NEWCOMERS, HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND PUBLIC SERVICE, HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND DIPLOMACY, P.S. 32 IN QUEENS, P.S. 86 IN THE BRONX, P.S. 90 IN THE BRONX, AND THE DWIGHT SCHOOL. THESE 6-8-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, CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS AND PRE-VISITS) ENGAGED OVER 3,000 STUDENTS IN APPROXIMATELY 40 SCHOOLS.RMA TEENS IS A FREE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MAKE HIMALAYAN ART AND CULTURE ACCESSIBLE TO TEENS WITH A STRONG INTEREST IN ART OR CAREERS IN THE ARTS. 40 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.TEEN ART LABS SERVES NYC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN EXPLORING ART MAKING PRACTICES AND MATERIALS FROM THE HIMALAYAS. 48 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. UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS IS A HUMANITIES PROGRAM THAT OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY THE ABILITY 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 2011, THE MUSEUM FORMED EIGHT PARTNERSHIPS WITH SIX CUNY SCHOOLS AND TWO 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, AND ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE.ADULT LEARNING PROGRAMS ENGAGED NEARLY 2,000 SENIOR CITIZENS DURING FREE SENIORS DAYS, WHICH TAKE PLACE ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH, WITH FREE GALLERY TOURS, PROGRAMS, CINEMA SCREENINGS AND ART ACTIVITIES. EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDED TIBETAN MEDICINE AND ART AND AUSPICIOUS STITCHES EMBROIDERY WORKSHOPS. EXPLORE AREAS HAVE A WEALTH OF OFFERINGS THAT INCREASE ACCESS TO THE ARTS FOR VISITORS. EXPLORE AREAS PROVIDE 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 COMPLIMENTARY GUIDED TOURS OFFERED 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 TOURS 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; DEAF GUIDES OFFER AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) TOURS; AND MINDFUL CONNECTIONS TOURS ALLOW VISITORS WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS THE ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH WORKS OF ART AND EACH OTHER THROUGH MULTI-SENSORY EXPERIENCES. THE VOLUNTEER DOCENT PROGRAM AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM FACILITATES THE GUIDED TOUR PROGRAM. THROUGH RESEARCH AND INTENSIVE TRAINING, VOLUNTEER DOCENTS ORGANIZE AND PRESENT THEMATIC GALLERY TOURS, GALLERY TALKS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, AND ROAM THE GALLERY FLOORS FOR INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS WITH VISITORS.FAMILY LEARNING AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM PROVIDES PROGRAMS, TOURS, AND GALLERY ACTIVITIES TO HELP PARENTS AND CHILDREN HAVE FUN TOGETHER WHILE LEARNING ABOUT HIMALAYAN ART AND CULTURE. 4,660 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING SATURDAY FAMILY WORKSHOPS (AGES 6 AND UP); YAK PACKERS (AGES 2-4); LITTLE EXPLORER'S CLUB (AGES 3-5); AND DRUM BEATS & LITTLE FEET (AGES 3-5). THE MUSEUM'S BI-ANNUAL FAMILY DAY ON SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH WELCOMED 1,064 PARTICIPANTS TO CELEBRATE LOSAR, THE HIMALAYAN NEW YEAR. ON OCTOBER 1ST, 550 FAMILIES WERE WELCOMED TO THE MUSEUM AND ITS NEW EDUCATION CENTER WITH A FANTASTIC JOURNEYS! FAMILY DAY. 1012657 354745 PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART:SINCE THE RUBIN MUSEUM OPENED ITS DOORS IN OCTOBER 2004, IT HAS HOSTED NEARLY 6,000 LIVE PROGRAMS, FROM CONCERTS BY ARTISTS ROSANNE CASH, MELISSA FERRICK AND ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO TO TALKS WITH DAVID BYRNE, AMY TAN, MARTIN SCORSESE, AND RALPH FIENNES. SUCH ENERGY-LADEN PROGRAMMING HAS BECOME A HALLMARK OF THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE. PROGRAMS IN 2011 INCLUDED:K2 FRIDAY NIGHTS IS A PREMIER HAPPENING AT THE MUSEUM ON FRIDAY NIGHTS FROM 6-11 PM. VISITORS ENJOY FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION AND EXHIBITION TOURS, A SOCIAL MIXER WITH A RESIDENT DJ, FEATURING ASIAN-INSPIRED... FOOD AND SPECIALTY COCKTAILS, AND FILM SCREENINGS AND LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES.CABARET CINEMA PART OF K2 FRIDAY NIGHTS, CABARET CINEMA FEATURES CLASSIC FILMS INTRODUCED BY ARTISTS, WRITERS, SCHOLARS, AND ACTORS. PATRONS ENJOY COCKTAILS WHILE VIEWING MOVIES CONNECTED TO CURRENT EXHIBITIONS. AMONG THE FILMS FEATURED IN 2011 WAS THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, INTRODUCED BY ACTRESS PARKER POSEY, AND THE RED SHOES, INTRODUCED BY BALLET DANCER BENJAMIN MILLEPIED, BOTH PART OF A SERIES ABOUT DREAMS.LUNCH MATTERS IS A SERIES OF SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS FOLLOWED BY MODERATED DISCUSSIONS ON WEDNESDAYS AT 1 PM. AMONG THE LUNCH MATTERS PROGRAMS IN 2011 WAS SERIES OF FILMS ABOUT CARPETS AND ARTISANAL CRAFTS TO COMPLIMENT THE PATTERNS OF LIFE: THE ART OF TIBETAN CARPETS EXHIBITION, THE DOCUMENTARY KUMBH MELA: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, A SERIES ON SUTRAS AND STORIES TO COMPLEMENT THE ONCE UPON MANY TIMES EXHIBITION, AND THE FILM SERIES THE PAINTINGS OF INDIA TO COMPLEMENT THE MODERNIST ART FROM INDIA EXHIBITION.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. 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, WERE OF NOTE IN 2011. BRAINWAVE 2011 FEBRUARY 7 - APRIL 29, 2011THE FOURTH ANNUAL BRAINWAVE SERIES FOCUSED ON THE MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENON OF DREAMING. THROUGHOUT THE SERIES, PROMINENT NEUROSCIENTISTS WERE PAIRED WITH BUDDHIST PRACTITIONERS, ARTISTS, ACTORS, AND WRITERS TO DISCUSS TOPICS SUCH AS CREATIVITY AND THE DREAMING BRAIN, HALLUCINATIONS AND DREAMING, THE PROBLEM OF CONSCIOUSNESS, AND PROPHETIC DREAMS. IN TOTAL, 2,160 VISITORS ATTENDED TALKS THAT INCLUDED MUSICIAN AND SPOKEN-WORD ARTIST HENRY ROLLINS WITH NEUROSCIENTIST DAVID EAGLEMAN, PAINTER DAVID SALLE WITH PSYCHIATRIST IAIN MCGILCHRIST, ACTRESS DEBRA WINGER WITH PSYCHIATRIST ROBERT STICKGOLD, AND MASTER CHOCOLATIER JACQUES TORRES WITH NEUROSCIENTIST DAVID J. LINDEN. ADDITIONALLY, BRAINWAVE 2011 PRESENTED A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS LINKED TO THE U.S. PREMIERE OF THE DOCUMENTARY THE EDGE OF DREAMING.PEAK EXPERIENCE JULY 26, 2011THE ULTIMATE SLEEPOVER FOR 40 KIDS, AGES 11-13, WHO CONFRONTED THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMBING MT. EVEREST. LEAD BY ROBERT ANDERSON, A RENOWNED EXPEDITION GUIDE, AND EXPERIENCED SHERPAS, THE PROGRAM WAS A FULLY-SIMULATED ASCENT OF THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ON EARTH. FOUR CAMPS OF PARTICIPANTS PITCHED TENTS IN THE MUSEUM TO PRACTICE TEAM DYNAMICS, DISCOVER THE BEAUTY, CONSIDER THE PERILS, AND EXPERIENCE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAIN CULTURE IN THIS UNFORGETTABLE, OVERNIGHT ADVENTURE.DREAM-OVER MARCH 5 AND OCTOBER 22, 2011FOR GROWN-UPS ONLY, DREAM-OVER AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM WAS A UNIQUE, INSPIRING PROGRAM WHERE OVER 80 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN ART MEDITATION WORKSHOPS, LISTENED TO HIMALAYAN BEDTIME STORIES, WERE LULLED TO SLEEP BY THE SOUNDS OF THE SITAR, SNUGGLED UNDER A FAVORITE WORK OF ART, AND THEN WERE AWAKENED TO HAVE THEIR PERSONAL DREAMS ANALYZED BY PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOANALYSTS. DUE TO THE RESOUNDING SUCCESS OF THE FIRST DREAM-OVER, WHICH TOOK PLACE AS PART OF BRAINWAVE 2011, A SECOND DREAM-OVER WAS HELD IN THE FALL. NAXI CONFERENCE MAY 14 AND 15, 2011IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE QUENTIN ROOSEVELT'S CHINA: ANCESTRAL REALMS OF THE NAXI EXHIBITION, THE MUSEUM HOSTED AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM THAT INTRODUCED THE NAXI TO A WIDER PUBLIC WHILE EXPLORING CURRENT-DAY CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR FATE AMIDST POLITICAL TURMOIL AND RAPID ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE ROAD THAT TEACHES JUNE 1 - AUGUST 31, 2011A WEDNESDAY EVENING CONVERSATION SERIES THAT COMPLEMENTED THE EXHIBITION PILGRIMAGE AND FAITH: BUDDHISM, CHRISTIANITY, AND ISLAM THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE AND DIFFERING SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES TO EXPLORE THE NATURE OF FAITH AND PILGRIMAGE. AMONG THE GUESTS WERE FEMINIST ICON GLORIA STEINEM WITH TIBETAN BUDDHIST NUN JETSUNMA TENZIN PALMO AND LAMA TENZIN WANGYAL RINPOCHE WITH POET ELIZA GRISWOLD.THE VIMALAKIRTI SUTRA LATE SEPTEMBER, 2011PETER SELLARS, ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL FORCES IN PERFORMING ARTS IN AMERICA, CAME TO THE MUSEUM TO DIRECT ACTRESS KATE VALK AND DANCER MICHAEL SCHUMACHER IN A PRODUCTION OF THE CLASSIC BUDDHIST NARRATIVE, THE VIMALAKIRTI SUTRA. INCLUDED IN THE TWO-WEEK-LONG WORKSHOP WAS A PUBLIC DEBATE BETWEEN SELLARS AND BUDDHIST SCHOLAR ROBERT THURMAN ABOUT THE MEANING OF THE SUTRA ON SEPTEMBER 28, AS WELL AS TWO PUBLIC REHEARSALS OF THE PRODUCTION ON SEPTEMBER 30 AND OCTOBER 1. OUT IN THE HIMALAYAS NOVEMBER 2011THIS SECOND ANNUAL SERIES EXPLORED ISSUES FACED BY GAY, LESBIAN AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH ASIAN REGION AND DIASPORA. AS PART OF THE MODERNIST ART FROM INDIA: THE BODY UNBOUND EXHIBITION, THE 2011 PRESENTATIONS FOCUSED ON THE INDIAN COMMUNITY, INCLUDING TALKS ABOUT SAME-SEX LOVE IN AND OUT OF INDIA, GENDER IN BOLLYWOOD, AND A PERFORMANCE OF BISEXUAL INDIAN ARTIST AMRITA SHER-GIL'S LETTERS. 2275479 434882 PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS CATALOGUES, SHOP, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING. 2275479 434882 10624941 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 187 0 1 117 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 NY X 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 KIMBERLY FERRARI 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVA HALLER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER HUTCHINGS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT JAIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIKAS KAPOOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MCCORMICK 1.00 X 0 0 0 REV JAMES P MORTON 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 DANIEL SCHWARTZ 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC SCHOENBERG 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN SPAHN 1.00 X 0 0 0 BASHA FROST RUBIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARILENA CHRISTODOULOU 40.00 X 187370 0 24268 PATRICK SEARS 40.00 X 189387 0 7328 MARTIN BRAUEN 40.00 X 104375 0 13807 TIM MCHENRY 40.00 X 147152 0 22825 MITCHELL S ROTH 40.00 X 121400 0 33141 JAN VAN ALPHEN 40.00 X 112818 0 4745 HELEN ABBOTT 40.00 X 102145 0 12805 964647 0 118919 8 0 1 0 IBEX CONSTRUCTION 1372 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10018 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING 1301504 T & M PROTECTION 230 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10169 SECURITY SERVICES 442059 COMMERCIAL BUILDING & RESTORATION INC 119 14TH STREET BROOKLYN NY 11215 CONSTRUCTION 427310 DIVERSIFIED SYSTEMS 363 MARKET STREET KENILWORTH NJ 07033 LIGHTING MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT 277729 INSIGHT EXHIBITS 75 BRYANT TRAIL CARMEL NY 10509 EXHIBITION FRAMING 239935 17 452808 607111 139205 25448713 5129 26647837 PROGRAM FEES 713990 354745 354745 MUSEUM ADMISSION FEES 713990 261522 261522 EXHIBITION FEES 713990 61215 61215 677482 1975547 1975547 1229302 415758 813544 813544 813544 18726671 18096839 629832 629832 629832 165119 607111 165119 0 688680 391621 297059 297059 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 137823 137823 137823 31179124 1112364 0 3418923 408353 108939 246504 52910 4399256 2951824 938510 508922 73974 51445 14106 8423 591994 386776 138183 67035 412938 263971 100889 48078 21741 21741 47829 47829 48000 48000 147142 147142 2162192 1698677 297635 165880 504918 440827 29210 34881 1387865 948661 317435 121769 869147 664849 130766 73532 194378 152352 17793 24233 2073281 1555822 333164 184295 133724 112367 13601 7756 ART COLLECTION PURCHASE 632928 632928 PROGRAM & SUPPORTING SE 494175 379941 24097 90137 ART FRAMING & CONSERVAT 252988 252988 PUBLICATIONS, SUBS/DUES 34611 19105 11481 4025 24756 3469 255 21032 14916190 10624941 2830341 1460908 248220 259187 194821 332896 611589 19681126 125420 189861 628134 760839 246851 225946 74459973 15515063 58258801 58944910 53829955 49785062 4515640 2613099 118659431 132792926 1241612 1542599 17275 58275 69982 76954 1328869 1677828 X 115636681 110909413 1693881 20205685 117330562 131115098 118659431 132792926 X 16262934 -2478398 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 10017818 1396198 6767350 1728846 26647837 46558049 10017818 1396198 6767350 1728846 26647837 46558049 36593683 9964366 6753724 2453487 2181033 2660817 3204849 17253910 90862 30286 44770 38487 137823 342228 64154187 6916804 0.15530 0.11120 X THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART'S PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT IS 15.53%. 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 54728107 -70984 5393277 49263846 48566274 6454458 292625 54728107 38138518 10427756 48566274 76051060 -27289490 10623052 38138518 1.00000 0 0 378750 5650496 6029246 2146250 30382864 7634108 24895006 922116 32824514 6579068 27167562 1416814 812914 603900 11019 727150 488973 249196 58944910 SECURITY DEPOSITS 76954 76954 31179124 14916190 16262934 -2478398 -2478398 13784536 29360963 -2478398 -2478398 31839361 147142 -807379 -660237 31179124 14943499 807379 807379 14136120 147142 632928 780070 14916190 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 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: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT NO DISCLOSURES RELATING TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD -391,621. EXPENSES - RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS -415,758. PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 391,621. EXPENSES - RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS 415,758. PART XIII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: ART COLLECTION PURCHASES 632,928. X X X X X X X 1 SUSAN ULIN ASSOCIATES LTD 156 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10010 PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING/GALA PLANNING 1 772230 48000 724230 772230 48000 724230 NY GALA 772230 607111 165119 81955 7100 76064 772230 607111 165119 81955 7100 76064 165119 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARILENA CHRISTODOULOU 0 0 187370 0 0 0 5852 0 18416 0 211638 0 0 0 PATRICK SEARS 0 0 189387 0 0 0 5088 0 2240 0 196715 0 0 0 TIM MCHENRY 0 0 147152 0 0 0 4234 0 18591 0 169977 0 0 0 MITCHELL S ROTH 0 0 121400 0 0 0 4526 0 28615 0 154541 0 0 0 X 59 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 1 THE BOARD DELEGATES AUTHORITY TO ACT ON ITS BEHALF BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO A NINE MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS OF THE TRUSTEES EXCEPT IT MAY NOT AUTHORIZE ANY ACTION WHICH REQUIRES THE VOTE OF AT LEAST TWO-THIRD OF THE TRUSTEES UNDER THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART'S GOVERNING DOCUMENT. ALL NINE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. 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 CEO OF THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION IN 2011. 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 DEPUTY DIRECTOR BY THE CFO FOR THE YEAR ENDED 12/31/2011. THE COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES WAS THEN APPROVED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND ALSO BY THE CO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE CHAIR OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT (ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS, CHIEF CURATOR, COO AND CFO) IN DECEMBER 2011. 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. THE MUSEUM'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -2,478,398. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 13 AND 14 RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART'S PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS WAS APPROVED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER 2011, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006. THE MUSEUM IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF ADOPTING WHISTLEBLOWER AND DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICIES.