You’ll Love These Photos from our 2016 Block Party

Did you get a chance to stop by 17th Street for our third annual Block Party? This year, the event was a celebration of Nepalese culture, inspired by the exhibition Nepalese Seasons: Rain and Ritual and featured family art-making activities, live performances, a family yoga session, Nepalese street food, and more! Thousands of visitors of all ages joined the celebrations—if you missed it, get a glimpse of the fun in some of our favorite photos:


Courtsey of Michael Soto
Courtesy of Michael Soto

Nepalese pop singer Dikyi helped to kick off the afternoon with a beautiful live performance!


Courtsey of Michael Soto
Courtesy of Michael Soto

Visitors chose from an array of beautiful henna tattoos at the Block Party.


Courtsey of Michael Soto
Courtesy of Michael Soto

Our friends with Grassroot Movement in Nepal demonstrated a Himalayan rug-weaving technique.


Toad welcomed visitors to 17th street. The mobile, music-playing toad was a nod to its amphibian cousin, as frogs are honored in Nepalese culture just before the monsoon season begins.


Courtsey of Michael Soto
Courtesy of Michael Soto

Young visitors created paper crowns, modeled after those belonging to the Hindu god, Indra.


Courtesy of Michael Seto
Courtesy of Michael Seto

Inside the Museum, visitors present paper lotus flowers to revered art objects simulating a puja prayer ritual.


Some visitors showed off their henna tattoos and colorful creations on social media using #RubinBlockParty!


Courtesy of Michael Soto
Courtesy of Michael Seto

The Museum’s Himalayan cultural partners educated visitors about the cultural tradition of tikka forehead markings before adorning the red paste on some visitors’ faces.


Courtesy of Mark Rifkin
Courtesy of Mark Rifkin

A delicious mint chutney sandwich from Cafe Serai!


Courtsey of Michael Soto
Courtesy of Michael Soto


Performers from Brooklyn Raga Massive closed out the afternoon with a special performance.


Thank you to all of those who attended this year’s Block Party, New York Life for sponsoring the event, and all the volunteers who made it such a huge success!

Missed the party? You can still learn more about Nepal and the monsoons by visiting our exhibition, Nepalese Seasons: Rain and Ritual.


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