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Upcoming Events 2008

CURRENT EXHIBITION March 18, 2007 - December 31, 2008

From Staten Island to Shangri-La: the Collecting Life of Jacques Marchais Join us as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Museum's opening with a new biographical exhibition about the Museum's founder, Jacques Marchais. This program is sponsored in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, and the Staten Island Foundation.

August 2, 2008 4:00 PM	Join us for Tai Chi in the Garden with instructor Bob Murphy. Class begins at 4:00 PM and runs for about one hour. Fee: $10 members, $12 non-members.
August 9, 2008 4:00 PM	Join us for Tai Chi in the Garden with instructor Bob Murphy. Class begins at 4:00 PM and runs for about one hour. Fee: $10 members, $12 non-members.

August 16 , 2008 11:30 AM           2:00 PM

Family Meditation with Lama Pema Wangdak. Meditation is way to listen to your heart and find happiness. Come learn how to meditate with a Buddhist meditation master. This event is presented in collaboration with the Rubin Museum of Art and guests to the Tibetan Museum will also receive free admission to the Rubin Museum of Art. Fee: $5 for adults and $3 for students. This event is free for Cool Culture Members.   Dharma Talk with Lama Pema Wangdak and Lama Guru Gyaltsen. Lama Pema Wangdak and Lama Guru Gyaltsen will present a teaching on A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life the famous Mahayana Buddhist text written in Sanskrit by Shantideva, a Buddhist monk at the Nalanda Monastic University in India around 700 CE. A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life is dedicated to the development of bodhicitta or the mind of enlightenment through the practice of six perfections. Admission $10 for adults, $5 students and seniors.

August 23, 2008 11:30 AM

Family Meditation with Bhante Kondanna of the S.I. Buddhist Vihara. Meditation is way to listen to your heart and find happiness. Come learn how to meditate with a Buddhist meditation master. This event is presented in collaboration with the Rubin Museum of Art and guests to the Tibetan Museum will also receive free admission to the Rubin Museum of Art. Fee: $5 for adults and $3 for students. This event is free for Cool Culture Members.

September 20, 2008 1:00 -5:00 PM

Tibetan Festival. Join us for an afternoon of Tibetan food, crafts, a torma (butter sculpture) making display by Tibetan artist, Rabkar Wangchuk and a presentation by Lama Pema Wangdak. Admission: $10 adults, $5 students and seniors.

September 27, 2008 11:30 AM

Guided Meditation with Ven. Thupten Phuntsok. The class meets for one hour on Saturday mornings. Fee: $12 per person, $10 for "Friends of the Museum."

ONGOING CLASSES

Meditation - Ven. Thupten Phuntsok, Instructor

Saturday mornings from 11:30 - 12:30

Tai Chi - Bob Murphy, Instructor

Saturday afternoons from 4pm - 5pm

$12 per class ($10 for Friends of the Museum)

Please call 718-987-3500 to register

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art presents lectures and programs throughout the community with several organizations including:

Mt. Manresa Jesuit Retreat House  www.manresasi.org

Wagner College  wagner

SPONSORS

The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art would like to thank the following for their continued support of the Museum’s exhibits and programs:

Carnegie Corporation of New York
Con Edison Corporation of New York

Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island
Mr. George M. Jones, III

Garden donations provided by "Friends of Linda Lilenfeld."

Garden donations provided by Lana Capuozzo and Rachel Hintz

The Getty Foundation

New York City Council Member James Oddo
New York City Council Member Michael McMahon

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

New York State Assembly Member Michael J. Cusick
New York State Council on the Arts
New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Northfield Bank

North Shore Rotary Charitable Foundation

Richmond County Savings Foundation
Rufolo and Rudder, CPA
Staten Island Advance

Staten Island Foundation
Victory State Bank

 

The Board of Trustees for the
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
Beverly Garcia-Anderson, President
Michael Metz, First Vice President
Margaret Robinson, Treasurer
Lana Capuozzo, Corresponding Secretary

Ruth Sprute, Secretary
Helaine Dandrea, MFA

Elizabeth Egbert

Frankie Hutton, Ph.D.
Marjorie Lewis
Ed Meehan, Ph.D.

Nancy Myers-Benbow
Pankaj Patel, MD
Mary Regan
George Sieghardt, Esq.
Harry Simino

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