Tibet House

This article is about the Tibetan cultural center. For the Tibetan Buddhist center, see The Tibet Center.
Tibet House US

Tibet House US Cultural Center of H. H. the Dalai Lama was founded in 1987 by Columbia University professor Robert Thurman, actor Richard Gere and modern composer Philip Glass (among others) at the behest of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. It was initially organized in New York City, USA, and the Tibet House US is still based there. Their current address is 22 West 15th Street, New York, NY 10011, on the 2nd floor.

Its stated purpose, as taken from the Tibet House US website:

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