Rubin Museum- The World is Sound

This exhibit was definitely one of the most underrated trips that we went to as a class. The exhibits were beautiful to look at and hear. The museum highlighted different aspects of sound by incorporating it into Tibetan Buddhism. My favorite part was entering the Om room. It was a dimly lit room with benches. Audio was playing through the speakers of different voices chanting the word “om.” I truly felt at peace. It felt like I was transported to a different world. Another part of the exhibit that I really enjoyed were these paintings that were in the corners of the museum. Each painting looked normal at first but when you put your head up against it and your hand on the wall, you could hear the Buddhist prayers being chanted directly from the wall. It was a wonderful experience and I would want to go back again.

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