# @rubinmuseum on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Igwk6O-0r
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57716758-rubinmuseum-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/7698c8ad0c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-08-01T15:52:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art (@rubinmuseum) — https://gondola.cc/rubinmuseum

## Caption

Are you facing an obstacle in your life right now? Watch this month’s #HimalayanArtUpClose video to explore a sculpture of a deity who removes obstacles!

In this month’s #HimalayanArtUpClose video, Rubin Museum (rubinmuseum) senior curator Dr. Karl Debreczeny and Dr. Beth Harris of Smarthistory (smarthistory_official) examine a sculpture of Mahakala, one of the eight great wrathful dharma protectors in Vajrayana Buddhism—a remover of obstacles, both internal and external.

Visit the link in our bio to watch the full video!

The Rubin Museum of Art has teamed up with Smarthistory to bring you an ‘up-close’ look at select objects from the Rubin’s preeminent collection of Himalayan art in #HimalayanArtUpClose. Keep following us for a new video each month!

#himalayanart #tibetanbuddhism #museumcollection #rubinmuseum

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## Tags

himalayanartupclose, rubinmuseum, himalayanart, tibetanbuddhism, museumcollection

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