juliaforrest:

Things are starting to bloom in Snug Harbor! 

Also made time for a quick visit to the Tibetan Museum.

Thanks for stopping by at the Museum!

This spring the museum will be screening films at 2pm on Sunday afternoons. Film screenings are free with museum admission ($6 for adults, $4 for students and seniors, free for members and children under 12).

March 2: Tibet & Tibetans on Screen
Join us for movie previews and an overview of film variety.

March 3: Road to Pilgrimage (Documentary)
Korean with English subtitles.

Three Tibetan traders from eastern Tibet make a pilgrimage. They will prostrate along roads, over mountains, for several months to the holy city - Lhasa. Episode 2 of Asian Corridor.

March 10: Travelers and Magicians (Feature Film)
Written and directed by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche. Dzongkha with English subtitles.

“Two men embark on parallel, if separate, journeys. Their yearning is a common one — for a better and different life.” - IMDb. The first feature film made in the Kingdom of Bhutan.

March 17: Chronicles of Tibet’s Salt Wells (Documentary)
Korean with English subtitles.

Asian Corridor continues with amazing salt terraces in the gorges of the Dza Chu (Mekong River) of eastern Tibet. Salt brine is drawn from under river wells.

This spring the museum will be screening films at 2pm on Sunday afternoons. Film screenings are free with museum admission ($6 for adults, $4 for students and seniors, free for members and children under 12).

February 3: Buddha’s Painter (documentary)
Film by Thomas Gonschior, Mongolian with English subtitles

Lama Purevat of Mongolia introduces the revival of Buddhist art in Mongolia and the destruction of the culture during the Soviet years. 

February 10: The Last Horse Caravan (documentary)
Korean with English subtitles

Follow one of the last Tibetan trade caravans through the Three Parallel Rivers region of eastern Tibet’s sacred mount Kawa Karpo. This is the first episode of “Asian Corridor in Heaven” — a six-part series filmed by KBS (Korea) and NHK (Japan) to document traditional lifestyles and natural landscapes along trade and pilgrimage routes from eastern to western Tibet.

February 24: Buddha’s Painter (documentary)
Film by Thomas Gonschior, Mongolian with English subtitles

Lama Purevat of Mongolia introduces the revival of Buddhist art in Mongolia and the destruction of the culture during the Soviet years. 

Special Film Screening, February 28: A Quiet Revolution
Released on PBS in 2008.

EMMY winning “Women in Tibet” series by women’s issues and human rights documentarian, Rosemary Rawcliffe. Unarmed Tibetan women assembled in Lhasa in 1959 to face the Chinese army in “an expression of non-violent resistance.” Archival footage and interviews.

Free at the Berkinow JCC, 1466 Manor Road, Staten Island, NY 

After our winter renovation, the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art is now open on weekends! Drop by and catch a sneak peek of our upcoming exhibition “Freed from the Vault.”

We’re now open Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5pm. Meditation and Tai Chi classes have resumed at 11:30am and 4pm on Saturday. Museum admission is $6 for adults and $4 for students and seniors. The fee for our classes is $12 per session.

Photograph of the Museum’s Gardens, 1938

The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art has shifted to its winter hours. The museum is now open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 pm. The museum and museum office will be closed between Monday, December 24th and Thursday, January 17th. We will resume our winter hours on Friday, January 18th.

The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art will be participating in this year’s Open House New York! The museum will be free to visitors on Saturday, October 6 and Sunday, October 7.

For more information about Open House please visit: Open House New York.

rmateens:

Himalayas in NYC Shoutout!

Jacques Marchais Tibetan Museum 
338 Lighthouse Avenue  Staten Island, NY 10306
(718) 987-3500

Today’s agenda : Variations on Shrines of NYC! . First stop head to the Rubin Museum. Climb the stairs to reach the second floor, in the far left lies The Tibet Shrine room. When you first enter you can not help the relaxed feeling that occurs, despite that fact that you can’t go fully in the room but gaze inside. The soft candle light reflected on the different statues of buddhas, bodhisattvas and deities giving the room a sense of peace, one where you can relax and put away any concerns on your mind. The Tibet Shrine room was created by Alice Kandell. Her decision to create a shrine room was based off of her experience when visiting a Tibetan Shrine room of her friend’s. The experience was meaningful, describing it as “ Memories of being surrounded in the shrines and temples kept coming back to me. I was at peace immersed in the atmosphere”.  She then made her own Tibetan shrine room at the Rubin Museum for guests. We learned that meditation was a method for one to clear the mind, to put away any worldly thoughts and focus on one’s spiritual being. To help us learn more about mediation let’s take the ferry down to Staten Island where we visit the Jacques Marcahais  Museum of Tibetan Art .  A beautiful view of trees and flowers were displayed on the hill that museum was built on. The wooden structures of the building give the museum a more nature like theme.  Walking through the garden behind the museum you discover a peaceful place that incorporated many the things that show impotant in Himalayan culture  such as the Buddha statues and flags written with sacred words that hung throughout the garden. As we further went on the tour, we went down a rocky pathway to discover a pond with lotus flowers. The pond murky but among the damp leaves were bright buds that’s were ready to bloom. Among the pond were small concrete rooms that were originally built for meditation. What was so fascinating about this museum was Jacques Marchais built this Museum before Tibetan culture was even introduced in this area and even got the concept right, even the architecture of the building was accurate. Last and final stop on this journey is the museum’s temple. Notice the shrine looks like a bigger version of RMA’s own. The natural light coming in from the ceiling windows gave the room a peaceful and quiet feeling but you couldn’t help but gaze at the statues of the shrine in front all arranged from Buddhas to teachers.  Prayer wheels to be spun along with benches for you to sit as you take it all in, pillows and other status of important figures were spread through the soft lighted room that give feeling of reverence, certainly worth the half hour ferry ride .The Tibet Shrine room of RMA and The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art both had formed from the inspiration that Alice Kandell and Jacques Marchais had felt for Tibetan culture helping them to create places in New York City for anyone to be able to receive the experience that they did.   

To check out more Himalayan hotspots around NYC visit http://goo.gl/maps/jCnnc.  

Join us tonight (September 14th) for the opening of “The Threads That Bind: Exploring Sacred Traditions of Tibet and India” by artist Jayanthi Moorthy from 5 to 8pm. There will also be a workshop entitled “Mandala Dreams” by artist Margaret Chase.

The indoor-and-outdoor installation combining works on canvas, handwritten scrolls sourced from the community, and sacred threads from temples in India will remain until September 23rd.

Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for seniors and students, free for children under 12 and museum members.

Armchair Travel Series, “A Trip to Tibet without Leaving Staten Island” - Sunday, September 9, 2012, 3:00 PM
Join Patricia and Peter Whitehouse as they present an illustrated lecture and discussion about their trip to Tibet and China. Sample Tibetan momo (dumplings) as you learn about the beauty of the Himalayan Region. Admission is $10 per person.

Celebrating the Scared, “The Ties that Bind, Exploring the Sacred Traditions of Tibet and India” - Friday, September 14, 2012, 5:00 PM - 8:00PM
As part of the Asian American Arts Alliance’s “Celebrating the Sacred Festival” the artist, Jayanthi Moorthy will present Sacred Writings and Threads, an outdoor installation combining works on canvas, handwritten scrolls sourced from the community, and sacred threads from temples in India. The writings act as a meditative tool while tying threads represent the bonding with loved ones. The event will also include a hands-on mandala workshop, Mandala Dreams, by artist, performer, and educator Margaret Chase. Free with museum admission.

Himalayan Lecture Series, “Creating Soundscapes: Rhythms in the Dance and Music of India” - Sunday, October 14, 2012, 3:00 PM
Explore the harmony and interplay of the auditory rhythms of Indian music and the kinetic rhythms of Indian dance. Learn to express rhythmic patterns using your eyes, neck, limbs, and feet. In traditional South Indian dance, the “nattuvanar” or dance conductor/choreographer recites “jathis” (rhythmic patterns) which are then transcribed into abstract dance. Whether or not jathis are accompanied by movement, they are beautiful to hear, and a joy to create and render. Admission is $10 per person

Tibetan Festival - Saturday, October 20, 2012
Join us for an afternoon of Tibetan food, crafts, and musical presentations. There will be demonstrations of Tibetan calligraphy and a presentation by Tibetan monks. Admission is $10 per person.

Armchair Travel Series, “A Trip to Nepal without a Sherpa” - Sunday, November 11, 2012, 3:00 PM
Join Jeff Gaal as he presents an illustrated lecture and discussion about his treks through Nepal. Sample some Himalayan tea as you learn about the beauty of the Himalayan Region. Admission is $10 per person.

Public Programs at the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art are funded, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

rmateens:

The architecture of this house is amazing. This is the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art in Staten Island. The maker of the house (Jacques), has never visited India but still she created this tibetan based house just like the ones in India. You can see the trapezoid windows and the stone walls and tibetan wish flags. It’s a really beautiful museum.

-Ginger

Thank you!