Paro National Museum Bhutan

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National Museum of Bhutan is a cultural museum in the town of Paro in western Bhutan. Established in 1968, in the renovated ancient Ta Dzong building, …

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Dec 27, 2024
The museum has a very interesting collection of artefacts that capture the diversity of Bhutan's history and culture including a vast number of thangka paintings, sculptures, costumes, weapons, stamp…Full review by Aragon19877
Nov 27, 2024
The museum is housed in the watchtower of Paro Dzong. This is an excellent venue for the collection, the architecture and the ability to wander around is just as interesting as the contents inside th…Full review by T-SGlobetrotters
Jun 21, 2024
This is not our first trip to Bhutan but each time we go, we see small changes or things we may have missed the first time. The people at Enticing Bhutan have excellent guides who are very passionate…Full review by DESTINATION D
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National Museum of Bhutan is a cultural museum in the town of Paro in western Bhutan. Established in 1968, in the renovated ancient …
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The watchtower, or ta dzong, in which the National Museum of Bhutan is located, was constructed in 1649 to guard the Paro monast…
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Facts

Established:1968
Located:Paro, Bhutan
Owner:Government of Bhutan
Director:Khenpo Phuntshok Tashi

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are there more numbers of Bhutanese visitors or the tourists visiting the museum?
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Local visitors far outnumber foreigners in most places in Bhutan. There are only 60000 foreigners per year in this glorious place But Indians and Nepalese do not need visas so this may …
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Local visitors far outnumber foreigners in most places in Bhutan. There are only 60000 foreigners per year in this glorious place But Indians and Nepalese do not need visas so this may mean that there are few western or south east Asian and Chinese visitors
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