This private museum, established in 1965 within the premises of Tibet House, depicts the richness ofTibetan culture and art. On view are colourful wooden sculpture, paintings, especially thanfeas, carpets and ritual objects. Some objects have been collected from monasteries in Tibet while others have been created at the various Tibetan settlements scattered across India.

Tibet House Museum of Delhi, situated in the Institutional Area of Lodhi Road, serves as a resource center on Tibet and its history. The collection of the museum includes those items that Dalai Lama had brought from Tibet, when he escaped from there. One of the major attractions of the museum is a collection of Tankhas i.e., painted scrolls illustrating the life of Buddha, dating back to as early as the 15th Century.

Other items displayed inside the museum consist of an exquisite collection of Buddha figurines, old currency notes, prayer objects, musical instruments, antique jewelry, ritual objects, and so on. Museum of Tibet House, located in New Delhi area, also houses a library that has books on Tibet, its history and cultural heritage. Informative lecture sessions and discussions are also held here on a regular basis.

Then, there is a shop selling Tibetan clothes, jewelry, medicines, incense, curios and a range of handicrafts. Some of the collected objects of the Tibet House Museum have been taken from the monasteries in Tibet.

However, a number of others have been produced at the various Tibetan settlements situated throughout the Indian subcontinent. For those interested in knowing more about the past of Tibet, the museum is definitely the place to be.


Lodi Garden lies the Tibet House, an information and resource center on Tibet. Visitants can obtain useful informations from here about Tibetan history, culture, art and tradition. The House has a museum, which was established in 1965 and exhibits a good collection of objects and artefacts brought from Tibet when His Holiness the Dalai Lama fled from the aggression of Chinese forces.

The major attractions of the museum are the rare painted rolls known as 'tangkhas' in the local language, belonging to 15th century Tibetan monasteries, beautiful Buddha figurines and antique jewellery apart from colorful wooden sculptures, musical instruments, old currency notes, carpets and ritual items. Some of the objects displayed in the museum are also the works of different Tibetan colonies of India.

The House also has a library with a good collection of books on Tibet's history, tradition and religion. There is also a shop on the ground floor that sells wonderful Tibetan handicrafts, clothes, curios, jewellery and even medicines.