Culture

Religious organisations are urging the government to increase the annual gewog grant for preserving and promoting Bhutan's cultural and religious...

From sacred thangkas painted more than centuries ago to artefacts that tell stories of Bhutan’s past, the Ogyen Choling Museum...

Bhutan is working towards a unified policy to govern how museums and heritage galleries are established and run across the...

In the highlands of Sakteng, a wedding is more than the union of two people. From prayers led by village...

With butter lamps burning day and night, the risk of fire has long been a concern in dzongs and monasteries....

Spectators at this year’s Paro Tshechu were again left watching from cramped spaces at Deyangkha, despite earlier assurances from the...

Art has long been a powerful medium to express identity, culture, and philosophy. At VAST Bhutan in Thimphu, about a...

A website called Dzongkha Next is set to make writing in Dzongkha easier and more engaging. Similar to an auto-correction...

School students in Paro are bringing rare family heirlooms into the public eye. The National Museum in Paro, with Shari...

Although still in its early years, the Rhododendron Festival in Merak, Trashigang, is beginning to draw attention beyond Bhutan’s borders....