# @rubinmuseum on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZFUEvOAKKS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66332271-rubinmuseum-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/13d3117a27.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-02T12:11:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art (@rubinmuseum) — https://gondola.cc/rubinmuseum

## Caption

“Diversity Plaza is home away from home.” 
 
As artist IMAGINE (imagine876) shares, Jackson Heights is “the heart of so many South Asian stories” — making Diversity Plaza a meaningful home for her temporary sculpture, "About a Living Culture." For many members of the Himalayan and South Asian diaspora in Queens, Diversity Plaza is more than a public square: it’s a gathering place shaped by community, culture, and everyday life. 
 
“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 #SouthAsianArt #HimalayanArt 
 
Video by sandenwolff

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## Tags

queensnyc, jacksonheights, publicart, southasianart, himalayanart

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