National museum

Nepal's National Museum contains three separate collections in three buildings. The building on your left as you enter the compound is of the greatest interest to foreign visitors because it houses the country's finest collection of ancient religious art. The works on display are primarily sculptural with different rooms devoted to different materials. The first room on the left is full of stone sculptures dating as far back as the first century, with the most recent carvings dating to the 13th century. The next room contains terra-cottas. It is in the next two rooms, containing metalwork, that the skill of past Nepali artists and craftspeople is truly evident. Just to the right as you enter the first metalwork room is a statue of the god Viwarupa with hundreds of arms. Another room contains wood carvings, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. Among the interesting pieces here are several toranas that you can inspect close up. The last room on the first floor exhibits thangkas from the 18th and 19th centuries. Spend a little time examining these paintings so you will know what to look for if you go shopping for a thangka. The second floor has a display on the lost-wax process for casting statues.

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[muztagh]

I was about to go to NEPAL.
thanks for your information.

[muztagh]

I was about to go to NEPAL.
thanks for your information.

[I like travel]

Wow! Can’t wait to see them to come to live Thank you so much, and congrats Naren!