Tibet Museum 西藏博物馆

Location: China, Tibet, Chengguan District, Lhasa Google Maps Amap
Part of: Stamps: Museum Construction, Famous Museums in China
Nearby: Lhasa <1km, The Potala Palace, Lhasa 2km, Yarlung River 58km, Yamdrok Lake 88km, Namtso and the Nyainqêntanglha Mountains 126km, Gyantse 168km

The Tibet Museum, near the Norbulingka in Lhasa, was the first modern general museum in Tibet, built in a Tibetan-inflected style. Its collection of prehistoric finds, Buddhist statues, thangkas, scriptures and folk objects presents the history and culture of the Tibetan Plateau.

Tibet Museum