What Is the Tibet Museum Website?

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tibetmuseum.org is the official website of the Tibet Museum, a physical museum located on the 2nd floor of the T-Building, Central Tibetan Administration, Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamshala 176215, Himachal Pradesh, India. The site serves as both a visitor information page and an online gateway to the museum's exhibitions on Tibetan history and culture. It is useful if you are planning a visit, want to explore Tibetan subjects remotely, or are looking for the museum's talks, travelling exhibitions, and event schedule.

What the museum is

According to the site, the Tibet Museum was inaugurated by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on 30 April 2000. The homepage also records later visits by senior Tibetan Buddhist figures, including His Holiness the 17th Karmapa (who wrote a comment in the visitors' book during a photo exhibition in Bodh Gaya in January 2010) and His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche (May 2022).

The museum's permanent exhibition is titled "I am Tibetan and This is my story."

What you can find on the website

The site is organized around the museum's exhibition and outreach work:

Section What it offers
Permanent Exhibition Information on the core exhibition, "I am Tibetan and This is my story"
Temporary Exhibition Rotating displays; the site states each runs for 3 to 4 (months, per the excerpt)
Travelling Exhibition Eleven sets of exhibition titles, each made up of photographic panels; a North America tour in partnership with Tibetan associations in New York, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Chicago covered 16 associations, museums, colleges, and universities
Online Exhibition Photographic biographies and historical topics, including the 14th Dalai Lama, the Cultural Revolution, and the 2008 uprising in Tibet
Virtual Tour A way to explore the museum remotely
Tibet Awareness Talk A talk held every two months on Tibet and its current situation
Virtual Pilgrimage A monthly online feature on Tibetan monasteries in exile, released on each full moon day
Museum in News/Reports Press coverage and reports
Donations A page on supporting the preservation of Tibet's history and culture

A current temporary exhibition listed is "Rivers Of the Sky, Glaciers to Valleys," and a "Women of Tibet" feature is also highlighted.

Planning a visit

  • Address: The Tibet Museum, 2nd floor, T-Building, Central Tibetan Administration, Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamshala 176215, H.P., India.
  • Hours: 9 am to 5 pm, with a lunch closure from 1 pm to 2 pm.
  • Closed: Saturdays and all gazette holidays.

If you cannot visit in person, the Virtual Tour and Online Exhibition sections are the practical alternatives, and the monthly Virtual Pilgrimage gives a recurring reason to return to the site.

Who the site is for

  • Prospective visitors checking location, hours, and what is currently on display.
  • Remote audiences interested in Tibetan history and culture who want exhibitions and talks without travelling to Dharamshala.
  • Organizations and educators who might host or adapt the travelling exhibition panels.
  • Supporters looking for the museum's donation information.

One caveat: the site does not publish ticket prices or booking details in the material available here, so confirm admission arrangements directly with the museum before relying on the site for that.