Tibet Museum - best place to learn Tibet culture

If you want to get to know all about Tibet in a short time, Tibet Museum is the place. There are few museums in Tibet, because many Tibetan monasteries themselves are "museums" that collects arts, Buddhism scriptures, etc. Tibet Museum is the first modern provincial museum in Tibet Autonomous Region. It is founded in 1999. There are four display halls: Protoculture Hall, Inalienable History Hall, Culture Art Hall, and Folk Culture Hall.

Tibet Museum

Tibet Museum has precious collections of all aspects of Tibet culture and history, including many protoculture relics, different kinds of Buddha sculptures with different material and shapes, ancient books and records by Tibetan language, Tibetan musical instruments, Tibetan Buddhism instruments, ethnic handicrafts, and the outstanding Thangkas.>>Tibet Culture & History Tour

Many precious relics collected by Tibet Museum

Thangka - great empression of Tibet culture

Thangka is renowned as the Encyclopedia of Tibet. It refers to all aspects of Tibet, including Tibetan history, politics, culture and social life, etc. The process of making Thangka is very complicated. Firstly paint on paper or fabric, then stitch and paste up. Some Buddhism Thangka is enchanted by respectful monks. The materials used to paint Thangka are very strict. The pigment has to be natural ore or plant materials which is gorgeous and bright, and won't fade in hundreds years.

Tibet Buddhism Thangka

Making Thangka

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