Daughters of Wisdom
Directed by Bari Pearlman, USA, 2007 (68 minutes)

WHEN
Starts Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 7:00 pm
Further screenings: July 23, 30, August 6, 13, 20, 27, 7:00 pm*

WHERE
Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th Street (Between 6th and 7th Avenues)

Filmed in the Eastern Tibetan plateau north of the Himalayas in a land where little has changed over the past 2,000 years, Daughters of Wisdom is an intimate portrait of the nuns of Kala Rongo Monastery in Nangchen, Kham and a view of contemporary Tibet through the eyes of some of the country’s most extraordinary women.

Founded in 1990, the Kala Rongo Monastery offers women choices they've never had before, challenging traditional attitudes about gender and hierarchy. Presented in association with the Hartley Film Foundation

Admission: $15, includes post-screening reception and Q&A with the filmmaker

*Further screenings are $12 and include admission to the exhibition Buddha in Paradise

GENERAL INFO
Opened in 2004, the Rubin Museum of Art (RMA) houses an esteemed and wide-ranging collection of Himalayan art. The paintings, pictorial textiles, and sculptures are drawn from cultures that touch upon the 1,800 mile arc of mountains that extends from Afghanistan in the northwest to Myanmar (Burma) in the southeast and includes Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia, and Bhutan. The larger Himalayan cultural sphere, determined by significant cultural exchange over millennia, includes Iran, India, China, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. With changing exhibitions and exciting events, RMA welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds to discover art from the far-away Himalayas conveniently in Chelsea.

The museum is open Monday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed on Tuesday. To reach the museum by subway, visitors may take the A, C or E to 14th Street; the 1 to 14th Street; or the L to 6th Avenue. By bus, visitors may take the B20 to the corner of 7th Avenue and 17th Street. For more information, the public may call (212) 620.5000 or visit rmanyc.org.