Holiday Schedule

Please note: The Museum will have public hours on Saturday, December 27, and Sunday, December 28 from 1PM - 5PM.

The Museum will be closed on Wednesday, December 31, Thursday, January 1, Friday, January 2.

On Saturday, January 3, the Museum will host a day long program with Lama Karma Namgyel. Lama Karma will conduct a Buddha of Compassion Fire Ceremony and the Consecration Dance of the Vajrapani. The program begins at 1:00 PM. Tickets are $100 per person and reservations are required. Please call 718-987-3500.

The Museum will be open on Sunday, January 4 and will present "The Value of Compassion," a public talk by Lama Karma Namgyel. Lama Karma will discuss compassion as a solution to difficulty in our lives and in the world. The teaching begins at 2:00PM. Donation $25 per person; $20 for students, seniors and members.

For a full schedule of events and classes please check the calendar page.

CURRENT EXHIBITION

From Staten Island to Shangri-La: The Collecting Life of Jacques Marchais

On View March 18, 2007 - December 31, 2008

The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art celebrates its 60th anniversary of the Museum's official opening with the installation of a new exhibition, From Staten Island to Shangri-La: The Collecting Life of Jacques Marchais. The exhibit features some of the finest examples of Himalayan art from the Museum's collection, rare books, memorabilia, historical photos of the impressive construction of the Museum, and period displays of her elegant gallery installations.

The exhibition reveals the previously untold story of Jacques Marchais (1887-1948), an extraordinary American woman who created a center to share with the world the ancient artistic and cultural traditions of Tibet and the Himalayan region. Because of her passionate drive to amass a fine collection of Tibetan objects in the 1920s - 1940s, New York City possesses one of the nation's earliest collections of high-quality Tibetan art.

Exhibits and public programs at the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional funding for this exhibition was made possible by grants from the Staten Island Foundation, and the New York State Council on the Arts.

RECENT FEATURE

To view the Museum's recent media appearance click here:You Tube - On The Beat - The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art.