LUNANA VILLAGE
About This Museum
Lunana Village isn't your typical museum; it's a living, breathing community nestled in one of the most remote and highest human settlements in the Himalayas. The 'exhibits' here are the rhythms of daily life, the towering, snow-dusted peaks of Gangkar Puensum, and the ancient Buddhist traditions that have remained untouched for centuries. It feels less like a curated collection and more like stepping directly into a storybook.
Collection Highlights
The real highlights are all around you: intricately painted mani walls lining the paths, the vibrant wool of yaks grazing on high-altitude pastures, and the sound of monks chanting from a cliffside gompa. You're surrounded by a working collection of traditional stone-and-wood homes and sacred artifacts used in daily rituals.
Visitor Information
Getting here is an adventure in itself—a multi-day trek is the only way in. Once you arrive, you'll find simple homestays with local families; just be prepared for no internet or phone service. The profound quiet and the sheer scale of the mountains are what you'll take home with you.
Architecture & Building
The village architecture is purely functional and breathtakingly beautiful, consisting of low-slung stone houses with wooden shingle roofs, often weighted down with rocks against the fierce mountain winds.
Contact & Location
Address: Thanza, Thangza_Toenchoe, Lunana Gewogs, མགར་ས་རྫོང་ཁག་, འབྲུག་ཡུལ།
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