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 Museum of Arcidosso
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?”.
Restoration of the MACO Museum Building
Work has begun on the restoration of the building that is home to the MACO Museum and the Namkhai Collection in Arcidosso, Tuscany, Italy
News from the Maco Museum, Arcidosso, Italy
Our phone number and public email has also changed: email: [email protected], phone: 05641640335. At the moment we are closed to the public for COVID.
Meditation in Motion, Footsteps to the Sublime
Meditation in Motion, Footsteps to the Sublime (September 2019–October 2020) is the second iteration of an exhibition featuring the revealed Vajra dances of Namkhai Norbu, and now, in this museum exhibition, the fuller Buddhist and Dzogchen context of visionary dances.
MACO – From Lhasa to Mount Kailash and Zhang Zhung
The Museo di Arte e Cultura Orientale (MACO) is organising its fourth trip to Tibet, this September. This tour will retrace the original itinerary of the expedition to Mount Kailash and Zhang Zhung, led by Prof. Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, thirty years ago.
The World of Tibetan Dance in Greece
The Chili Art Gallery, in Athens will host “Meditation in Motion”, a photographic exhibition and video installation exploring the world of Tibetan Dance, curated by the Museum of Asian Art and Culture of Arcidosso, in Italy.