Why travel to Kathmandu or Timbuktu when you can shop for rare and gorgeous objects at the Newark Museum’s Tibetan Bazaar, presented Sunday, May 8 as well as Wednesday—Sunday, May 11–15.

Also, don't miss the program Mandala Sand Painting: A Sacred Art of Tibet.

For one full week the Museum's prime galleries will be transformed into a festive shopping bazaar that features:

•  Traditional Tibetan arts and crafts including handcrafted snow leopards & tigers from Lhasa, Tibet, created by UNESCO artists

•  Hand-woven rugs and pillows depicting traditional and contemporary motifs, as well as cultural scenes of Tibetan life

•  One-of-kind Tibetan decorative objects as well as prayer flags, chimes and incense

•  Traditional and contemporary clothing

•  Stunning jewelry handmade by Tibetan artisans

•  Books on Tibetan art, culture and healing including the Museum's classic Tibet collection catalogue "From the Sacred Realm: Treasures of Tibetan Art from the Newark Museum" (supplies are limited) and children's Tibetan-themed coloring books

Special Shopping Morning for Members--Wednesday, May 10, 10 am -- noon Enjoy private shopping and refreshments. RSVP to membership@newarkmuseum.org.     

For more exciting events, visit Upcoming Events.