Staten Island · Historic destination
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
338 Lighthouse Avenue · Staten Island, New York City
See Himalayan art in stone galleries and terraced gardens designed by collector Jacques Marchais to evoke a Tibetan monastery.
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NYFE Summary
Collector Jacques Marchais planned these fieldstone buildings and gardens as a setting for Himalayan art. The exhibition room recalls a Tibetan temple's chanting hall. A three-tiered altar holds statues, paintings and ritual objects beneath a roof supported by painted pillars.
Marchais worked with local stonemason Joseph Primiano to realize the complex and opened it in 1947. The museum continues to present her collection alongside programs about Himalayan cultures. The terraced garden is part of the setting she created for the works.
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