# @rubinmuseum on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYzs5R_EmpD
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66070733-rubinmuseum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-26T16:02:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art (@rubinmuseum) — https://gondola.cc/rubinmuseum

## Caption

A doorway to home. 
 
For her public art installation "About a Living Culture" in Jackson Heights, Queens, Nepalese artist IMAGINE (a.k.a. Sneha Shrestha imagine876) drew inspiration from the lattice windows, or ankhi jhyal, of Kathmandu and the repetition of the Nepali letter “Ka.” Repeated again and again, the form becomes meditative and an invitation to pause, reflect, and connect. 

Installed at Diversity Plaza, the sculpture creates a moment of recognition for members of the Himalayan diaspora: a reflection of living culture carried across generations and geographies. 

“My work speaks to the living culture of the Himalayan diaspora and the resilience of traditions that live far beyond museum walls. We are living, breathing people who practice this culture every day, and this is what it looks like now. At the heart of my practice is the belief that cultures across the world are not static, but resilient and evolving, with roots in centuries-old traditions that continue to shape how we find community today.” —IMAGINE 

📍 Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights through September 13, 2026. 

"About a Living Culture" is a NYC DOT Art (nyc_dotart) Community Commission in partnership with the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. 
 
#PublicArt #JacksonHeights #QueensNYC #NepaliArt #HimalayanArt 
 
Video by sandenwolff

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queensnyc, jacksonheights, publicart, himalayanart, nepaliart

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