Nicholas Roerich Museum New York

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Web Name: Nicholas Roerich Museum New York

WebSite: http://www.roerich.org

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The usage of this website with disabled Javascript is extremely limited. To gain full access to the site, please enable Javascript in your browser.The Museum is on 107th street, between Broadway & Riverside Drive closer to Riverside Drive.Subway:, #1 train to 110th Street and Broadway.Bus: M104 bus to 108th Street and Broadway; M5 bus to 108th Street and Riverside DriveCar: The Museum does not provide for parking, which can be found on nearby streets. Parking garages can be found on 108th Street, east of Broadway.Also closed New Years’ Day, Easter Sunday, July 4, ThanksgivingDay, and Christmas Day.AdmissionAdmission is free, though donations are welcome.If you will need to use the elevator, we ask that you give us a call at least a day in advance. There are two flights of stairs that lead to the second and third floor galleries, so please plan your visit accordingly.2019 EventsThe Museum maintains a regular schedule of concerts.Information about these events can be obtained here and also by calling the Museum during working hours at 212-864–7752.Admission to the cultural events is free, though donations are welcome.CollectionThe Museum's collection comprises more than 200 paintings of the artist, exhibited on three floors of a classic townhouse in the Upper West Side of Manhattan.Virtual tourArtists in ResidenceSunday, March 15th, between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., the Nikolai Kachanov Singers (NKS), our artists-in-residence, were planning to perform “An Afternoon of Tranquil Music”, a program of sacred and contemporary music by Gjeilo, Kachanov, Pärt, Vasks and Victoria. We had to cancel it, but they will be back!1906–1916Director of the Drawing School of Imperial Society for Encouragement of Arts. Exhibited in major European cities 1917–1919Karelia, Scandinavia, London1920–1923President Founder of the Master Institute Roerich Museum in New York, exhibitions across the U.S.A. in more than 20 cities1923–1928Expedition to Central Asia: Sikkim, Kashmir, Ladakh, Chinese Turkestan, Altai, Mongolia, crossing Tibet from North to South1929–1947Settled in Naggar, Kullu Valley, India1934–1935Expedition in Manchuria and Inner Mongolia1935The Roerich Pact signed in the White House by twenty one countries1947Passed away in NaggarMore »PhotosBelow: Nicholas Roerich preparing for crossing the Gobi and Tibet from north (Ulaan-Bator) to south (Sikkim). Photo taken early April of 1927Browse the photos »Video clipsBelow: Nicholas Roerich in Darjeeling, India, soon after his expedition in Central Asia. Photo taken in the Fall of 1928Watch the clips »CorrespondenceOur archive holds tens of thousands of items of correspondence pertaining to Nicholas Roerich's artistic and other activities.Browse the correspondence »The Roerich PactA visionary and idealist, Roerich promoted peace and the protection of the world's cultural heritage, the unity of religions, and the notion that the creative people of the world bear the responsibility to save the world.During the nineteen-twenties, he composed a treaty for protection of the historic monuments, museums, scientific, artistic, educational and cultural institutions in time of peace as well as in war.Nowadays the Roerich Pact movement is especially popular in Latin America—check banderadelapaz.org and watch the video.More »Gift ShopPrints »Large size prints »Books »GuestbookJAMES WARD, UNITED STATES:January, 2012What a treasure the Roerich Museum is! A wonderfully immersive experience to be surrounded by his art and artifacts in such relaxed, inviting and densely adorned surroundings.More comments »

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The mission of the Nicholas Roerich Museum is to make available to the public the full range of Roerich’s accomplishments in the fields of art, spirituality, peacemaking, science, and more.

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