Museum Monday: Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
Located in a residential section of Staten Island, the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art is home of one of the largest collections of Himalayan artifacts in the United States.
The museum was created an American woman, Jacques Marchais, in 1947 to share the cultural traditions of Tibet of the Himalayan region. Built by Marchais, the museum is modeled after a Himalayan mountain monastery.
The current exhibition, From Staten Island to Shangri-La: The Collecting Life of Jacques Marchais, celebrates the museum’s 60th anniversary by revealing the untold story of Marchais through selections from the museum’s permanent collection of books, photos, and artifacts.
Location: 338 Lighthouse Ave, Staten Island (map) 718-987-3500
Getting There: Take the Staten Island Ferry from lower Manhattan. From the Staten Island Terminal take the S74 bus and get off at Lighthouse Avenue. Walk up the hill (5–10 minutes) to the Museum. The bus ride takes approximately 30 minutes, and the bus meets every ferry.
Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 1-5pm. Closed Monday, Tuesday.
Cost: Adults $5; Senior and Children $3;
The weekly “Museum Monday” posts celebrate the over 100 museums that are in New York’s five boroughs. Check out last week’s Museum Monday post on the New Museum of Contemporary Art. Museum Monday continues next week with a post on the Museum of Moving Image.
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