The Rubin Museum is closing after 20 years.

The Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan will close after 20 years of displaying art from Himalayan Asia, with leaders saying on Wednesday that they wanted to create a modern museum without walls. The Rubin Museum has faced financial challenges in the past. The leader of the museum had eliminated nearly two dozen positions in order to cut costs. The definition of a museum has changed dramatically in recent years, according to Noah Dorsky, the museum's board president. Rubin's culture embraces continual change and evolution and in our new incarnation, we areRedefining what a museum can be.