Museums in Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur is the ancient city variously known as the " City of Culture ", " Living Heritage " , " Nepal's Cultural Gem " and "An open museum", so its a paradise for Art lovers. The whole city still remains as a open museum itself. If we had enough resources we could have many more specialized museums - such as Museums of traditional Dances, Musuems of Traditional intstruments, Costumes, Ornaments, etc. but due to lack of financial resources we have only three specialized museums.

The National Art Gallery:

Located at Durbar Square has magnificent collection of ancient thanka paintings(Paubha) and various classic and medieval masterpieces in wood, stone and metail. Being actually housed in the ancient palace you also get the chance to marvel the original masterpiece of wall paintings on the walls of the Malla Palace. Established in 1960, the Gallery is a place to be while in Bhaktapur.

The wood Carving Museum:

The woodcarving museum is housed in a 19th ce ntury building, known as Pujari Math Specially built for the priests of those periods. The "Math" itself is elegant in its architecture with innumerables intricately carved wooden doors and windows including the famous Peacock Window. This museum situated at Dattatraya Square Displays an array of wooden objects which also portray the changing social outlook of Bhaktapur.

The Bronze and Brass Museum:

Right opposite to the Wood Carving Museum in another "Math" the Bronze and Brass Museum displays heterogeneous Ceremonial and household metalware. The collection of objects, such as ritual lamps, hanging lamps, ceremonial jars, water vessels, cooking pots, oil pots, ink pots, etc. which were used in the ancient and medieval periods. SOURCE BGH

The Cultural Museum and Changu Narayan Museum:
A great temple of Bhaktapur which is situated at the top hill of Bhaktapur where cultural museum is established with the view to protect its oraginality and holiness.

Entry fees for each museums:

Foregins: Rs 20 and SAARC Nationals: RS 10
Opens Daily: From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Closed: Sundays, Mondays and in Public Holidays