Jacques Marchais: Museum of Tibetan Art
Okay, last one of the semester you guys!! And the coolest!! I visited the Museum of Tibetan Art a long time ago, when I was in the seventh grade. I loved it then, and the more and more I thought about it, the more and more I felt that I must go back, because at such a young age, there was no way I could have appreciated everything about the exhibit, as much as I loved it. In any case, I did go back a couple of days ago, and I really did see everything that I had missed at 12. First of all, the location of it. It was so beautiful. It had the appearance of a Tibetan temple tucked away in a small mountain. Behind it, there was a pond filled with lilies and beautiful red fish. Inside smelled strongly of incense as the sound of a Tibetan chant took me away to a distant land. All shades of red flooded my vision as I walked in. Art from Mongolia, Tibet, China, and Nepal were most prominent throughout the exhibit. Statues of Buddhas, all kinds of buddhas, were everywhere!!
I did not have too much time to explore the museum that day because I had an interview to go to. However, I did end up buying a beautiful handmade bookmark made of leaves and grass. On the bookmark were the words, “Laugh and there will be peace,” which is a philosophy I am proud to say that I practice!!! The words were in Sanskrit and Chinese as well as in English.
It was beautifuL!! An amazing experience.