The national numismatic museum, housed in the Mahendra Memorial Building of the National Museum at Chhauni, contains an exceptional Nepalese coin collection spanning the Lichhavi, Thakuri and Malla dynasties (2nd to 18th century AD), as well as the shah dynasty.
The museum also holds unique pieces dating back to the second century BC. Open extraordinary exhibits include coins stamped in clay. Open daily, except Tuesday and holidays, from 10:30 and to 3:15 PM. Your ticket to the National Museum entitles you to visit the coin museum also.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
At the museums
National Museum

Newly renovated and filled with treasure, including a charming dancing Ganesh, breathtalking bronzes, an a rich collection of paubha scroll painting. The national Museum at chhauni near shayambhu also has an extraordinary collection of ancient firearms, weapons captured in various wars in Neplease history, leather cannons and relics of the Great Earthquake of 1934. Open daily, except Tuesdays and holidays, from 10:30am to 3:15pm, Entrance fee is Rs. 5 and an extra Rs.10 for cameras.

Newly renovated and filled with treasure, including a charming dancing Ganesh, breathtalking bronzes, an a rich collection of paubha scroll painting. The national Museum at chhauni near shayambhu also has an extraordinary collection of ancient firearms, weapons captured in various wars in Neplease history, leather cannons and relics of the Great Earthquake of 1934. Open daily, except Tuesdays and holidays, from 10:30am to 3:15pm, Entrance fee is Rs. 5 and an extra Rs.10 for cameras.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
music of nepal
Nepali most interesting culture is given below. The newari music orchestra consists mainly of percussion instruments, though wind instruments, such as flutes and other similar instruments, are also used. String instruments are very rare. There are songs pertaining to particular seasons and festivals. Paahan chare music is probably the fastest played music whereas the Dapa the slowest. There are certain musical instruments such as Dhimay and Bhusya which are played as instrumental only and are not accompanied with songs. The dhimay music is the loudest one. In the hills, people enjoy their own kind of music, playing saarangi (a string instrument), madal and flute. They also have many popular folk songs known as lok geet and lok dohari.
The Newar dances can be broadly classified into masked dances and non-masked dances. Almost all the settlements of Newaris organise Lakhey dance at least once a year, mostly in the Goonlaa month. So, they are called Goonlaa Lakhey. However, the most famous Lakhey dance is the majipa lakhey dance; it is performed by the Ranjitkar of Kathmandu and the celebration continues for the entire week that contains the full moon of Yenlaa month. The Lakhey are considered to be the saviors of children.Folklore is an integral part of Nepalese society. Traditional stories are rooted in the reality of day-to-day life, tales of love, affection and battles as well as demons and ghosts and thus reflect local lifestyles, cultures and beliefs. Many Nepalese folktales are enacted through the medium of dance and music.
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