The Himalayan Art Council launched at Patan Museum in May 2025 with fifty artists and fifty artworks.  The inaugural exhibition focused on classical traditions of

Anyone who has bought, sold, or studied Himalayan sacred art knows that documentation around them is often thin. A receipt, maybe a photograph, sometimes nothing

Key Takeaways Introduction For generations, different artist communities have painted Paubha, Thangka and Patta as an offering of faith. These sacred paintings were commissioned by

There are many traditional artists who make beautiful Thangka and Paubha in Himalayan Region, and there are artists whose entire life becomes an act of

Key Takeaways What is Biska Jatra? Biska Jatra marks the Nepali New Year, celebrated around mid-April during the solar transition from Mina to Mesha (Pisces

If you were to search for Chaitra Purne Jatra in a museum or cultural centre, you would likely find nothing. No canvases depict it, no

Key Takeaways “In the Kathmandu Valley, where the sacred and the everyday have always moved in close company, the festival calendar is never merely a

Key Takeaways English Planet Tibetan Nepali Hindi Tibetan Element Vedic Element Sunday Sun (Surya ) Nyima आइतबार/ रबिबार रविवार Fire Fire Monday Moon (Chandra) Dawa सोमबार