Shang Shung UK—together with the MACO Museum of Oriental Art and Culture—presents one of the most significant sacred journeys of the coming year
MACO Museum of Arcidosso
Maratika & Kathmandu Valley Pilgrimage 2026
SSI UK and the MACO Museum are delighted to once again offer a unique spiritual journey: Maratika & Kathmandu Valley Pilgrimage, March 21-April 5, 2026
A Trip to Maratika to Meet the Dakini
An account by Cheh Goh of the recent pilgrimage to Maratika in Nepal organized by Shang Shung UK and the MACO Museum.
MACO Museum of Oriental Art and Culture
Since its inauguration, the MACO has presented several exhibitions introducing many facets of Tibet Buddhism, history, and culture in situ and online
The Secret Murals of the Lukhang Temple
Video interview: The Secret Murals of the Lukhang Temple, Photographs by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu – a visit to the exhibition with curator Jakob Winkler.
The Secret Murals of the Lukhang Temple
This exhibition of photographs taken by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 1981 will be inaugurated on June 23 at the MACO Museum in the Castle in Arcidosso
Pilgrimage to Nepal and Maratika
In 1984 the Longsal Mandarava practice was revealed to Chögyal Namkhai Norbu while he was practicing in the Eight Heruka Cave in Maratika, Nepal.
MACO/SSIUK April 14-25: Sacred Tour to Maratika
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Pilgrimage and Long Life Retreat first led by the Late Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in Maratika in 1984.
Stories at the Museum
In early November 2022 we received a phone call from the Arcidosso Junior Book Club asking: “Can you tell the children a story about Tibet?”.
MACO Exhibition – Silk Road Pilgrimage
The exhibition explores the centuries-old cultural & commercial connection that has existed between West and East using the principle of Interdependence
MACO Museum of Oriental Art & Culture Update
Earlier this Spring, over 400 artefacts, including personal treasures and consecrated objects from the Namkhai Collection were entrusted to the MACO.
The Evolution of Kuan-yin, the Perceiver of Sounds
Recently donated to the Namkhai Collection by Constantino Albini is the extraordinary literally divine statue of Kuan-Yin, an early Chinese Buddhist work.