Tibet House – Art Gallery
This gallery does not have an artistic mission at its heart. Instead the underlying driver is that the gallery should help promote the independence of the Tibet’s culture. As such, there is much more going on here than you would get at a regular art gallery – educational programmes, workshops and so on. This may or may not be an extra attraction to you, but we will focus here on the art gallery.
The 2000sq foot gallery includes exhibitions of both contemporary and classical art works either from Tibet or inspired by the Tibetan culture. Works appear from private collections and museums and there is even work from Tibet House’s Repatriation Collection. If you are interested in Tibetan art, or simply want a change, this gallery is recommended. If you are also interested in the wider cultural aspects, this will become a must visit destination. The gallery is open to the public and even includes a Tibetan shrine room for meditation.
Past exhibitions have included work from Martin Gray, in which there were photos of his excursions to sacred lands, and painter Kongtrul Jigme Namgyel, to which there was a real vision of showing how meditation and art heavily integrate with each other.
An extract from the Tibet House Art Gallery website – all credit the Tibet House Art Gallery:
Our dream is to provide access to people around the globe – including the large Tibetan community living in exile – to a vast, rich treasury of Tibetan art and culture. Bit by bit, we aim to create an extensive “museum online,” enabling us to share Tibet House collections and educational programs with a much wider audience through a variety of features, including online video and audio.
The Tibet House art gallery is open:
Monday to Friday, 12 to 5pm
22 West 15th Street,
New York,
10011
Telephone: 212-807-0563
Visit the galleries website: Tibet House Art Gallery
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