Province Museum

Province Museum, Gandaki, Pokhara

Regional Museum Pokharawas established to support of vision of regional balance in development, preservation of culture and to promote tourism in the region. The government started land acquisition from the Fiscal Year 2037/38, constructed buildings in the following years. Object collection was started after establishment of office in F/Y 2039/40. Pokhara Regional Museum was opened for public on February 3, 1985 (Magha 23, 2041). The museum has been presently converted into Province Museum of Gandaki Provincein accordance with current political restructuring of the country.

The museum is located in the heart of beautiful city of Pokhara at Ward No. 9 of Pokhara Metropolitan City. It is about 3 km. north of Prithvi Chok at Nayabazar. Extended over an area of 23 Ropanis (2.89 acre) of land, the museum exhibits the objects in four galleries.

The museum mainly exhibits two categories of objects: cultural and archaeological. The cultural collections include the objects associated with the lifestyles, costumes, sacraments etc. of different ethnic communities living the in the Gandaki region from the time immemorial. The museum collections depict the cultures of different castes like the Gurungs, the Magars, the Tharus, the Thakalis and the Hindu communities. Major collections include costumes, ornaments, utensils, musical instruments, agriculture tools, cultural sculptures, metal images of gods and goddesses etc. 

Another attraction of museum’s collection is the antiquities uncovered out of Mustang excavation. The antiquities include ceramic potteries, beads, metal weapons, wooden weapons, bone utensils, stone weapons, terracotta miniature utensils, metal ornaments, ivory ornaments etc. The gallery collections enlighten the visitors on evolution and development of human civilization in the hills and mountains of Nepal.

The museum has an administrative building, a reception, four galleries, spacious garden, a children park and a parking lot. The museum has been adding galleries and other ambiences as per its master plan. The museum is the single government museum in the metropolis to cater services and facilities.  

The museum caters/undertakes following services:

1. Object collection
2. Object display
3. Objectconservation and storage
4. Promotion of religious, cultural and archaeological heritages
5. Publicity of Nepalese art, architecture, culture and history
6. Supporting research programs
7. Development and expansion of Museum as per the Master Plan.