The Taragaon Museum

Basic Information

The Taragaon Musuem is the starting point for the Foundation’s work towards preservation. Before 1950, there was no documentation on the Kathmandu Valley, which was then the largest and oldest surviving Hindu Kingdom in the world. With the organizations, came an influx of intellectuals, artists, photographers, writers. here was no documentation on the Kathmandu Valley, which was then the largest and oldest surviving Hindu Kingdom in the world.
With the organizations, came an influx of intellectuals, artists, photographers, writers. The focus of the Museum is to preserve their work, which would otherwise be lost. These expatriates, who spent three decades in Nepal and made it their home, traveling far and wide across this Himalayan country, are now returning home. The Museum is collecting their contributions, which have never been collected, or recognized. The building where the Museum is housed is itself a marvel. Originally built in 1970, it was swallowed by the surrounding jungle over the last 20 years, and has now been restored to its original architectural glory.

Major Projects

• -Taragaon Lecture Series (Oct-Nov) every year
• Kala ka kura ( talk program with Nepali Artist in collaboration with Sofaj Nepal)
• Other Comtemporary Art exhibitions, Performance arts, Book Launch and other art and culture related program