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World10 contributions

Inside Tibetan history

Jan 2023 • Family

This small museum situated inside Dalai Lama temple and depicts historical facts about Tibetan people struggle. In case you have time do visit specially young children to learn about Tibetan people.

Written 8 January 2023

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ronger5

Israel328 contributions

Lots of culture in one place

Jul 2022

Worth the visit/ Lots to learn about Tibetan culture and history. Many artifacts which tell an interesting story.

Written 5 August 2022

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Karl W

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Tibetan museum is a must see!

Jul 2022 • Solo

A beautiful, informative, and thoughtful presentation of Tibetan culture, history, and religion. If you are in Dharamsala, don’t miss it!

Written 14 July 2022

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kamakasturi

Palolem, India49 contributions

Informative

Jan 2021 • Family

Good to have some historical info about tibet and educative for younger generations. Its a rather small museum maybe lacking funding to display more artefacts of tibet. Anyway nice to go, good to have next to dalai temple.

Written 13 January 2021

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karenW9105DJ

Tvedestrand, Norway14 contributions

A must when in Dharamsala

Mar 2020

An excellent presentation of Tibetan history and the tragic events leading up to so many exiled Tibetans in India. Out of respect and natural interest, all should visit this museum and learn.

Written 25 March 2020

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Vikrant Kulkarni

Mumbai, India17 contributions

Tragic history but must visit

Jan 2020

The Tibet Museum is the official museum of the Central Tibetan Administration's Department of Information and International Relations and is located near the main temple of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tsuglag Khang, in the Dharamshala suburb of McLeodGanj.

Opens at 9am to Closes at 5 pm
Entry 5 inr pp or free
This museum clearly shows the recent history of Tibet and the reasons why the Tibetan People and particularly His Holiness the Dali Lama and his closest followers fled Tibet in the late 1950's and beyond. Well laid out with clear narrations in 3 languages

powerful imagery, quotes & personal accounts of those who have burnt themselves alive in protest.

Images & video interviews are being played. Videos will shake u up.

Located inside the Dalai Lama Temple Complex, the museum is a tribute to the monks & students who self immolated in protest against chinese atrocities as they bulldozed all signs of Tibetan culture.

Well documented in photographs. The entire Tibetan protests, the rag-tag guerilla army to fight the chinese, the systematic destruction of Tibetan language & culture, the fleeing of the Dalai lama to India is also well documented.

Resistance movement by Tibetans. Life of Dalai Lama

Some maps, prints are on sale and any purchase help in their cause.

You have to visit this museum to understand the Tibetans' relationships with China and India.

Written 11 February 2020

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Surrey 13

London, UK1,098 contributions

Worth a visit

Feb 2020 • Friends

You get an understanding of Tibetan culture when visiting the museum with Buddha statues and sayings. Well worth a visit

Written 6 February 2020

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kbath6245

Da Nang, Vietnam16 contributions

Educational and SO moving

Nov 2019

I was here for a school experience and walking through this museum was very humbling. It told the truth of the history of Tibet and the experiences of the Tibetan people.

Written 30 January 2020

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Flyholiday50

Fethiye, Türkiye106 contributions

Thought Provoking Experience

Dec 2019

This museum clearly shows the recent history of Tibet and the reasons why the Tibetan People and particularly His Holiness the Dali Lama and his closest followers fled Tibet in the late 1950's and beyond. Well laid out with clear narrations in 3 languages; first hand testimony from those who have made the perilous journey over the Himalaya. .

Would recommend everyone who visits this area comes here for an enlightening experience

Written 24 December 2019

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Diamond111

Singapore15 contributions

Heart warning and eye opening

Nov 2019

Worth spending some of your time here to learn n know more about the Tibetan ppl and the struggles that they went thru and STILL are going thru. Images & video interviews are being played. Please go here even if your schedule is tight. It’s worth it.

Written 23 December 2019

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