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
MACO Museum of 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.
A MACO Call for Virtual Volunteers
The Museo di Arte e Cultura Orientale of Arcidosso has begun an exciting collaboration with the British Museum’s cutting edge department of digital cultural heritage, ResearchSpace, which will help us share the Namkhai Collection with our Community members around the world and beyond.
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: info@macomuseum.org, 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.