Tibet House, New York City

Name: Tibet House
Address: 22 W 15th St, New York City, 10011, United States
Telephone: +1 212-807-0563

#1219 among attractions in New York City

Museum, Art museum, Art gallery, Event space

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Facts and practical information

Tibet House is an international, loosely affiliated group of nonprofit, cultural preservation organizations founded at the request of the Dalai Lama, to preserve, present, and protect Tibet's ancient traditions of philosophy, mind science, art, and culture due to the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1950 and subsequent Tibetan diaspora. The first Tibet House was founded in New Delhi, India in 1965. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°44'14"N, 73°59'41"W

Address

22 W 15th StMidtown Manhattan (Union Square)New York City 10011 United States

Contact

+1 212-807-0563

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New York City

Day trips

Tibet House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Union Square, Metronome, Daryl Roth Theatre, Barnes & Noble.

~1240 ftE
Park, Neighbourhood
Union Square, New York City
6 min walk • Union Square is a vibrant and historically significant neighborhood located in the heart of New York City. Known for its bustling atmosphere and diverse cultural offerings, Union Square is a must-visit destination for any traveler exploring the Big Apple.
~1500 ftSE
Monuments and statues
Metronome, New York City
8 min walk • Metronome is a large public art installation located along the south end of Union Square in New York City.
~1560 ftSE
Theater
Daryl Roth Theatre, New York City
8 min walk • The Daryl Roth Theatre is an off-Broadway performance space at 101 East 15th Street, at the northeast corner of the intersection with Union Square East, near Union Square, Manhattan, New York City.
~1380 ftE
Shopping, Bookshop, Queen Anne architecture
Barnes & Noble, New York City
7 min walk • The Century Building is a Queen Anne style building at 33 East 17th Street between Park Avenue South and Broadway in Union Square, Manhattan, New York City. It was designed by William Schickel and built in 1880–1881 by Arnold Constable & Company. The Century Building consists of five floors topped by a 1+1⁄2-story attic.
~1390 ftNW
Museum, Art museum
Rubin Museum of Art, New York City
7 min walk • The Rubin Museum of Art, also known as the Rubin Museum is a museum dedicated to the collection, display, and preservation of the art and cultures of the Himalayas, the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia and other regions within Eurasia, with a permanent collection focused particularly on Tibetan art.
~1240 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Richard Upjohn
Church of the Ascension, New York City
6 min walk • The Church of the Ascension is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of New York, located at 36–38 Fifth Avenue and West 10th Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan New York City.
~10 ftSW
Museum, Art museum
Tibet House US, New York City
1 min walk • Tibet House US is a Tibetan cultural preservation and education nonprofit founded in 1987 in New York City by a group of Westerners after the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, had expressed his wish to establish a cultural institution to build awareness of Tibetan culture.
~400 ftNE
Museum, History museum
Center for Jewish History, New York City
2 min walk • The Center for Jewish History is a partnership of five Jewish history, scholarship, and art organizations in New York City: American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute New York, Yeshiva University Museum, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
~1150 ftS
Cinema, Nightlife
Cinema Village, New York City
6 min walk • Cinema Village is a movie theater in Greenwich Village, New York. It is the oldest continuously operated cinema in Greenwich Village. It was opened in 1963, housed in a converted firehouse on 12th Street. Since the 1980s, It has been owned by Nick Nicolaou, a Cypriot immigrant who came to the United States at age 12.
~560 ftSW
Nightlife, Cinema
Quad Cinema, New York City
3 min walk • The Quad Cinema is New York City's first small four-screen multiplex theater. Located at 34 West 13th Street in Greenwich Village, it was opened by entrepreneur Maurice Kanbar, along with his younger brother Elliott S. Kanbar in October 1972.
~1390 ftSE
Skyscraper
Union Square, New York City
7 min walk • The Zeckendorf Towers, sometimes also called One Irving Place and One Union Square East, is a 345 ft-tall, 29-story, four-towered condominium complex on the eastern side of Union Square, Manhattan, in New York City.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Tibet House open?

Tibet House is open:

Monday 10 am - 6 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 6 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 6 pm
Thursday 10 am - 6 pm
Friday 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday closed
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Tibet House?

Nearby attractions include Tibet House US, New York City (1 min walk), Yeshiva University Museum, New York City (2 min walk), St. Francis Xavier Church, New York City (2 min walk), Center for Jewish History, New York City (2 min walk).

How to get to Tibet House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Tibet House:

Metro

6th Avenue • Lines: L (3 min walk)
14th Street • Lines: <F>, F, Jsq–33, JSQ–33 via HOB (4 min walk)

Bus

West 23rd Street & 6th Avenue (10 min walk)
East 9th Street & Broadway • Lines: M8 (11 min walk)

Train

New York Penn Station (24 min walk)
Pennsylvania Station (26 min walk)