Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art (Staten Island NY)

If you’re ready for something a little bit more different, something culturally stimulating as well as enchanting, try making a quick bus tour stop at Staten Island’s Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art. It recently celebrated more than 60 years of serving people from all walks of life by opening a new exhibition called ‘From Staten Island to Shangri-la: The Collecting Life of Jackques Marchais’. This new exhibit will tell you a tale of a woman dedicated to bringing Tibetan and Asian culture and art into this part of the country. It features some of most beautiful artifacts and collection you can imagine. During this Staten Island NY bus tour stop, you’ll see unseen before journals, books, memorabilia and photos that will literally impress the socks off of an art and history buff!
Jacques Marchais is a woman driven by the passionate love for Tibetan objects and had every intention of bringing all her finest collections into Staten Island. Today, it is one of the most visited bus tour destination for foreigners and locals alike.

One thing about this museum is that it’s very well-organized. There’s nothing more frustrating than having to walk through a disorganized museum. This is one thing this bus tour stop is not! Thankfully! All the artifacts and displays are chronologically displayed so, as you walk through this Staten Island bus tour attraction, you can easily grasp the full impact of the story.

Till this very day, Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art remains one of the more popular bus tour attractions in Staten Island. For more information on their exhibitions and programs, visit http://www.tibetanmuseum.org. To get in touch with them, call 718-987-3500. This Staten Island museum is located at 338, Lighthouse Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10306; it’s open Wednesday - Sunday from 1 - 5pm.
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