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The Jacques
Marchais Museum
of Tibetan Art (JMMTA)
was
founded in 1945
to encourage
interest, study,
and research in
the art and
culture of Tibet
and the
surrounding
regions. To this
end, the Museum
collects art,
books, and
photographs, and
makes them
available to the
public through
exhibitions and
educational
programs.
The Museum’s
collection is
housed in two
fieldstone
buildings
designed to
resemble a
Himalayan
mountain temple.
Terraced
meditation
gardens and a
lotus and fish
pond add to the
atmosphere of
beauty and
serenity. The
Jacques Marchais
Museum of
Tibetan Art is
unique in
displaying its
art collection
in a setting
especially
conducive to its
understanding
and enjoyment.
Jacques Marchais
(1887–1948)
possessed a
passionate
interest in
Tibetan art and
culture, unusual
for an American
woman of her
time. In the
1930s, after
pursuing a
career in the
theatre, she
established an
Asian art
gallery on 51st
Street in
Manhattan.
Jacques Marchais
formed a
substantial
personal
collection of
art primarily
from Tibet,
Mongolia, and
northern China
dating from the
15th–early 20th
centuries that
was rich in
bronze and other
metal statues of
buddhas, arhats,
and protector
deities, as well
as in thangka
paintings,
ornate ritual
objects, and
musical
instruments.
During the
1940s, Jacques
Marchais
designed two
buildings based
on the
architectural
styles of Lhasa,
Tibet, to
permanently
display her
collection.
URL:
www.tibetanmuseum.org
Contact Us
The Jacques
Marchais Museum
of Tibetan Art
338 Lighthouse
Avenue
Staten Island,
NY 10306
Tel:
718-987-3500
Fax:
718-351-0402
Executive
Director
Meg Ventrudo
mventrudo@tibetanmuseum.org
Curator
Sarah Johnson,
Ph.D.
sjohnson@tibetanmuseum.org
Bookkeeper
Jayne Catalfo
jcatalfo@tibetanmuseum.org
Buildings and
Grounds
Clem Palumbo
Museum Assistant
Nicole Druda
ndruda@tibetanmuseum.org
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