Tibet House US, New York City

Name: Tibet House US
Address: New York City, United States
Telephone: +1 212-807-0563

#432 among attractions in New York City

Museum, Art museum

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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. ()

Coordinates: 40°44'14"N, 73°59'41"W

Address

Midtown Manhattan (Union Square)New York City United States

Contact

+1 212-807-0563

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

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

~1250 ftE
Park, Neighbourhood
Union Square, New York City
7 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.
~1570 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.
~1390 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.
~1230 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.
~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.
~550 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.
~1560 ftSW
Library
Jefferson Market Library, New York City
8 min walk • The Jefferson Market Branch of the New York Public Library, once known as the Jefferson Market Courthouse, is a National Historic Landmark located at 425 Avenue of the Americas, on the southwest corner of West 10th Street, in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, on a...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Tibet House US?

Nearby attractions include Tibet House, 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 US by public transport?

The nearest stations to Tibet House US:

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 (11 min walk)
East 9th Street & Broadway • Lines: M8 (11 min walk)

Train

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