The Lives of the Dalai Lama
Upcoming Gallery and Exhibit Locations
The Lives of the Dalai Lama collection is traveling to the United States and Internationally. Discover events near your where you can participate in the project and view the this important collection of sacred tibetan artwork.
Celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday at Tibet House
June 6th, 2025
Join us to Celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday in NYC at Tibet House USA on July 6, 2025. The Tibet House US cultural center in New York City will host a celebration in honor of the Dalai Lama.
The Lives of the Dalai Lama at Menla Retreat Center
The Thangka series, the Lives of the Dalai Lama, are currently residing at the Menla Retreat Center in Phoenicia, New York, under the expert care of Philanthropist and Buddhist scholar & author Robert Thurman. Menla retreat is a project of Tibet House US, spearheaded by Robert and Nena Thurman, and is a retreat center and health spa located in the middle of the Catskill Forest Preserve.
About Robert Thurman
Hailed by the New York Times as the leading American expert on Tibetan Buddhism, Robert Thurman is a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia University. He is President of Tibet House US, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Tibetan civilization, and President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies, which is dedicated to the translation of the Tengyur, an important part of the Tibetan canon. He teaches at Menla and serves as its Spiritual Director.
Past Events
Tibet House US
January 11, 2018
The Tibet House US cultural center in New York City will house the latest showing of “The Lives of the Dalai Lama”, our series of 16 Thangka Artworks depicting the lineage of the Dalai lamas in each of their incarnations.
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Colorado State University – Pueblo
February 20 – March 3, 2017
The Lives of the Dalai Lama will be unveiled for the first time in America at the University of Colorado – Pueblo in an exhibit at the CSU Fine Arts Gallery. The exhibition is FREE to all.
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Stella Adler Studio
March 23, 2017
Join us for a Poetry Reading & exhibition of Embracing Compassion Artworks, featuring poet in residence Yusef Komunyakaa and Noriko Kamo, a pianist, organist and vocalist presenting works specifically around the theme of compassion.
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