Royal Textile Academy རྒྱལ་འཛིན་ཐག་རིག་སློབ་སྡེ།
About This Museum
You won't find another place like this; it's a vibrant temple dedicated entirely to the art of Bhutanese weaving. The colors and patterns here are absolutely breathtaking, telling stories of culture and identity through every thread. It feels more like walking through a living, breathing art gallery than a stuffy old museum. You really get a sense of the incredible skill and patience that goes into creating these masterpieces.
Collection Highlights
Don't miss the stunning royal ghos and kiras worn by the king and queen, alongside displays of intricate 'kishuthara' brocade from eastern Bhutan. They even have ancient textiles woven with nettle fiber!
Visitor Information
It's right in the heart of Thimphu, easy to fit into a day of exploring. If you're lucky, you might even peek into a classroom and see students learning these traditional techniques firsthand.
Architecture & Building
The building itself is beautiful, blending modern lines with traditional Bhutanese architectural elements, making it a landmark in its own right.
Contact & Location
Address: རྒྱལ་འཛིན་ཐག་རིག་སློབ་སྡེ།, Chhuba Chhu Lam SE, Norzin, ཐིམ་ཕུ, Chang Gewog, ཐིམ་ཕུ, ཐིམ་ཕུ་རྫོང་ཁག་, 11001, འབྲུག་ཡུལ།
Phone: +975 2 336 460
Website: Visit Website
