
22 West 15th Street
New York 10011
between 5th & 6th Avenues
(212) 807 0563
tibethouse.us
Monday - Friday, 10am - 5pm
or by appointment
Covid Protocol: Open by-appointment only, with mask and social distancing requirements in place. Maximum of 6 people in public space and Gallery.
Programs both online and hybrid for 2021, please see our Calendar.
The Tibet House Gallery annually showcases quarterly contemporary exhibitions works by Tibetan artists, and representative work from other Buddhist cultures – Mongolia, Korea, Japan. The Gallery seeks to provide exposure and support for work inspired by Tibetan culture and all facets of its’ sacred arts, to actively engage the viewer with a contemporary understanding of the benefits this endangered culture offers to our world today.
The 2,000 square foot Gallery is open to the public and includes a traditional Tibetan shrine room, available for quiet contemplation and meditation.

Eight-Armed Wrathful Form of Green Tara, Eastern Tibet 17th century Tangka; gouache on cotton 27 x 18 in. (68.5 x 45.7 cm.) Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Private Collection Lit.: Tucci, 1949 Anonymous donor to Tibet House US
Eight-Armed Wrathful Form of Green Tara, Eastern Tibet 17th century Tangka; gouache on cotton 27 x 18 in. (68.5 x 45.7 cm.) Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Private Collection Lit.: Tucci, 1949 Anonymous donor to Tibet House US

Philip Glass. photo: Steve Pyke
Philip Glass. photo: Steve Pyke

Kyabje Gelek Rinpoche, 1995 photo @AGinsberg
Kyabje Gelek Rinpoche, 1995 photo @AGinsberg
Wisdom and Compassion: Green Tara
January - April, 2021
Extraordinary new additions to the Tibet House Repatriation Collection of 12th - 19th century Tibetan art.
The Tibet House US Annual Benefit Concert
The Tibet House US Annual Benefit Concert celebrating the Tibetan New Year will be LIVE-STREAMED on February 17, 2021. Artistic Director Philip Glass. Purchase your Tickets here.
Alchi: Radiant Perception
April - June, 2021
An immersive exhibition of Peter Van Ham's stunning monumental images of this unique and most important UNESCO World Heritage site, which will cover the 14-foot walls essentially recreating the enveloping floor-to-ceiling experience of the temples.
Allen Ginsberg: Behind the Lens
June-August 2021
Unique never before seen photographs by the late poet Allen Ginsberg, co-sponsored with the Allen Ginsberg Estate.