Tashi Cho Dzong

    National Museum

    Folk Heritage Museum





   National Textile Museum






 

 was built in 1974 to honour the memory of the third King, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk. There are numerous religious paintings and complex tantric statues inside, reflecting both peaceful and wrathful aspects of Buddhist deities.

 It is in capital city Thimphu. It was built as a summer capital. Now, it houses the Throne room of Druk Gyalpo, and offices of some Ministers


Established in 1967, The library is situated in the capital city, Thimphu.The collection of the National Library consists of over 82,000 volumes of Buddhist texts in  Chokay.

A 19th century three-storey traditional rammed mud and timber house in Kawangjangsa, Thimphu, was turned into a folk heritage museum to document traditional Bhutanese lifestyle.

Bhutan’s first textile museum was opened by Her Majesty the Queen Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck.The textile museum has opened its exhibition on six major themes - warp pattern weaves, weft pattern weaves, role of textiles in religion, achievements in textile arts, textiles from indigenous fibres and the royal collection.

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