The National Museum of Nepal located on the way to Swayambhunath Hill  was established in 1928AD as an arsenal museum in the historical building which was constructed in early 19th century by General Bhimsen Thapa. The initial name of this museum was Chhauni Silkhana which literally means "the stone house of arms and ammunitions". It is most popular museum among the Kathmandu People. It has become a popular attraction to locals wanting to relive their history, and to visitors who are interested in Nepals’ past. Nepal’s National Museum is divided into three main historical collections, each of which is housed in a separate building.

It was opened as a public museum in the year 1938 by the then Prime Minister Juddha Shamsher JBR. He not only allowed Nepalese to visit the museum charging very little but also raised a building for an art museum and named it after him Juddha Jatiya Kalashala. Until then only foreign scholars/dignitaries and invitees or guests of the Rana Prime Minister occasionally could have a glimpse of this wonderful collections. It was only in the year 1967AD this was named as Rashtriya Sangrahalaya, the National Museum of Nepal.

In the year 1995 the Japanese Government donated funds to the National Museum of Nepal to host an exhibit that consists of Buddhist Religious Art. This exhibit educates the public about the Buddhist religion through amazing pieces of art, and assists in the research of Buddhism and the preservation of its associated artifacts.

People who have interest on historical, cultural  and religious aspects can look forward to the doll collection, second century BC coins, stuffed animals and relics from the devastating 1934 earthquake. Here visitors are able to get a unique insight into the weaponry of Nepal through the ages. The greatest attraction in this division is the leather cannon. It originates from the historical Tibetan war period which took place in 1792.

Opens daily, except for Sunday, Monday and holidays, from 9 am to 5 pm.

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... : avigya JAI NEPAL!!!!!!! January 04, 2009 ... : shreya this websites gonna help me get good grades!!! January 22, 2009 ... : Fukuda : http://www.kahaku.go.jp/english/icomaspac2009/index.html Dear Sirs, We will have an international conference of museums as follows. Please inform this message for all the staffs of your museum. Thank you. We will have an international conference of museums in Tokyo (Japan) in December 2009. In the Conference, we will discuss about following 3 themes. (1)Regional Heritage in Asia-Pacific (2)Network Building for Museum Information in Asia-Pacific (3)Human Resources Development for “Code of Ethics” in Asia-Pacific We have an application category “INVITATION TO YOUNG PROFESSIONALS”. Museum worker younger than 40 years old with at least 5 years working experience in Museum can apply to this Category. We will have review committee for all applied papers, and successful 3 applicants (1 person for each session) will be invited (we will pay for air tickets and hotels for these 3 people). The Deadline is 15 July 2009. Please choose one of these 3 themes and apply. Waiting for your paper. Please see following webpage for registration and for applying. http://www.kahaku.go.jp/english/icomaspac2009/index.html Your inquiry and questions are always welcome. Miki Takahashi (Ms.), Tomoko Fukuda (Ms.) National Museum of Nature and Science The Secretariat of ICOM-ASPAC Tokyo 2009 July 03, 2009 ... : shroosha sijakhwa dear sir, i am not a staff of any museum. i am just a student of architecture in pulchowk campus.institute of engineering,nepal. now i am doing the thesis project of 5 th year on national museum and want to involve in your programme. thank you! July 05, 2009

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