Nicholas Roerich Museum — Attraction in New York

I can’t say anything negative about N. Roerich, neither about his art, nor about his spiritual humanistic principles, which he practically embodied in his life. His service to beauty and culture, his love for all humanity and his heartfelt wishes for their well-being were limitless. But, unfortunately, the workers of the N. Roerich museum shamelessly use his bright ideas to substantiate and promote their ideological beliefs and political preferences, which any sane person sees as manipulative, deceitful and hypocritical. It seems like they obsequiously play along with the narratives and agenda of the globalists and the Deep State, imposed on the entire society with the help of corrupt politicians and bought media that is filled with misinterpretations, baseless allegations, fake stories and deliberate misinformation. Judging by the comment to the article by N.K. Roerich, published on the main page of the museum’s website, one can easily notice not only the bias of its workers, but also their superficial small-town understanding of what is actually happening in the world, what is the true reason for what is happening and where the evil is. Of course, everyone has the right to have their own private opinion. But to relay this to the visitors as an unconditional fact, relying on the authority of the great humanist of the 20th century, which was the artist and scientist N. Roerich, is a dishonest use of one’s powers and undignified manipulation, which is unacceptable and impermissible for any cultural organization.

UPDATE. I came across their Facebook page and was really shocked to see there some posts in the vein of manipulative propaganda. Wow! Just wow! Even the mass media already acknowledged their own "mistake", but on the museum’s page this lie is still preserved intact. There was no abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia in reality, except for children saved from the war who were in an orphanage (The New York Times). Why spread lies? It's so sad that the Nicholas Roerich museum team ended up on the wrong...

Out with my wife and son on a recent sunny day and my wife decides to surprise me.

At lunch she calls the Roerich museum and asks if the museum is accessible and is told yes. She asks again, specifying that we have an infant in the stroller. She is told, yes, there is an elevator.

So, we walk over and are met in the lobby (after carrying the stroller with our sleeping son up the exterior stairs) and told we should leave our sleeping child in the stroller, in the lobby.

When my wife mentions that we called, moments ago, a call is made and "someone will come get you."

We are walked down a narrow corridor and shown to an elevator. Just as we are getting in a gaunt man starts berating the women assisting us.

Not talking to me, or my wife mind you.

"This is wrong, no, no, they can leave the kid in the lobby."

I'm a fan of the artist. I've worked with the foundation that brought some of his works on a recent tour... would never set foot here again. Disgusting people.

Takeaways: The building is five stories. Stairs only. If you call ahead, assume the person you're speaking to doesn't know what they're talking about. Plan...

I love the Nicholas Roerich Museum. If you are a fan of beautiful, spiritual and mystical paintings, this place should be visited. I found out about Nicholas Roerich through articles connected through one of my favorite authors, Torkom Saraydarian. I love the works of art because they have spiritual significance, and they all tell a story. One of my favorite pieces is the mother of the world. It's a painting of the divine mother surrounded by angelic beings and coated in beautiful tones of blue and violet colors. Depicted with an energy of light emanating from her head and body. Stunning!

This place has been on my bucket list of things to do, so I was happy to be able to visit it while in New York.

There's also a store inside the museum where you can purchase prints of Nicholas Roerich's paintings as well as his books. The volunteers were also friendly and very helpful considering it's free entry (or a $5 donation).

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