National Museum Of Bhutan, Paro , Paro
About National Museum of Bhutan, Paro
The National Museum of Bhutan was built in order to store or house some important samples of Bhutan’s art that includes various masterpieces of statues made of bronzed and several other paintings. It was established in the year 1968 and is a cultural museum located in the city of Paro, Bhutan. There are various galleries constructed inside the museum where you can see some expansive collection of different artistic objects and they are displayed on scientific lines.
One can find some collection of thangkas that showcases Bhutan’s main teachers and saints. The Heritage gallery has some statues of religious deities as well as stone carvings. Some original iron-links from the Tamchhog Bridge of Bhutan can also be found here. There is also another gallery inside the museum known as the Natural-History Gallery. It provides an overall account of Bhutan and information on the country’s flora, fauna as well as festivals. It has about 3000 works of Bhutanese art which covers more than 1500 years of its cultural tradition. The museum is just at the top of the hill above the Paro Dzong and initially was an old watch-tower. The museum received severe destruction due to the earthquake in 2011, but the renovation process got complete in 2015.
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Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang, Western Zone
2.7 km from National Museum of Bhutan, Paro - See map
Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang is a Buddhist temple in the form of chorten (stupa) located across the Paro Chhu River and on the road that goes towards...
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Rinpung Dzong, Western Zone
6.6 km from National Museum of Bhutan, Paro - See map
The district monastic body and government administrative offices of Paro are housed in this large monastery called Rinpung Dzong or Paro Dzong....
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Kyichu Lhakhang, Western Zone
7 km from National Museum of Bhutan, Paro - See map
Kichu Lhakang or Kyichu Lhakhang is one of the oldest, renowned and beautiful Buddhist temples of Bhutan built in the 7th century. It is located...
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Dzongdrakha Goemba, Western Zone
8.7 km from National Museum of Bhutan, Paro - See map
Dzongdrakha Goemba is actually a temple complex with four shrines - Drolma (Tara), Guru Rinpoche, Tsheringma (Goddess of Longevity), and Maitreya...
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Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Memorial House, Western Zone
11 km from National Museum of Bhutan, Paro - See map
The memorial house of Dilgo Khyenste Rinpoche has been preserved since the time he lived there. He is a poet and Bhutan’s one of the greatest...
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Paro Taktsang, Western Zone
13.7 km from National Museum of Bhutan, Paro - See map
Paro Taktsang or Taktsang Palphug Monastery is a temple complex located in the upper valley of Paro, Bhutan. It was founded in the 8th century...
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Tachog Lhakhang Bridge, Western Zone
20.7 km from National Museum of Bhutan, Paro - See map
At Tachog Lhakhang or Tachogang Lhakhang there is ubelivebale Cantiliver Bridge iron bridge which just across the Pa Chu River on a base of a...
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Torsa Strict Nature Reserve, Western Zone
*24.1 km from National Museum of Bhutan, Paro - See map
The Toorsa Reserve covers an extensive area of about six hundred square kilometer, occupying majority of the Haa District. It shares international...
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Jhomolhari Trek, Western Zone
*25.1 km from National Museum of Bhutan, Paro - See map
The Jhomolhari trek offers the timeless experience of traversing through the rugged terrains of the Himalayas, soaking the crisp mountain air and...
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Chele La Pass, Western Zone
40.4 km from National Museum of Bhutan, Paro - See map
Chele La Pass is one of the highest points or passes of Bhutan with a height of about 3,988 meters (13,084 ft), crossed by a highway of Bhutan....
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Royal Botanical Garden, Thimphu, Western Zone
48.6 km from National Museum of Bhutan, Paro - See map
Founded as the first of its kind in Bhutan, the Royal Botanical Garden occupies an expansive area of nearly hundred twenty kilometres square and...
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Simtokha Dzong, Western Zone
49.9 km from National Museum of Bhutan, Paro - See map
Simtokha Dzong constructed in 1627 is the pioneer of the dzongs built by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyelto strengthen his domain in western Bhutan and...
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