Windows to the Annapurna
Dudhpokhari Museum is a community-focused heritage institution dedicated to preserving, documenting, and promoting the history, culture, traditions, and living heritage of Dudhpokhari Rural Municipality, Lamjung, Nepal.
Dudhpokhari Rural Municipality was established in 2073 B.S. (2017) as part of Nepal’s local government restructuring, bringing together the former VDCs of Dudhpokhari, Bichaour, Ilampokhari, Kolki, and Gauda. Covering approximately 155.33 square kilometers across six wards, the municipality is home to diverse communities, cultural traditions, local knowledge, and historical experiences.
The museum seeks to preserve both tangible and intangible heritage, including traditional tools and household objects, agricultural materials, clothing and ornaments, photographs, documents, manuscripts, religious and cultural objects, oral histories, and local knowledge. These collections provide valuable insight into the everyday lives, traditions, skills, and identity of the communities of Dudhpokhari.
As a community-centered museum, Dudhpokhari Museum aims to involve local residents, elders, students, researchers, and younger generations in heritage documentation and preservation. It will serve as a space for education, research, cultural learning, and intergenerational knowledge sharing.
Through responsible collection, documentation, interpretation, and digital preservation, Dudhpokhari Museum seeks to keep local heritage accessible and meaningful for future generations while strengthening appreciation for the unique cultural identity of Dudhpokhari.
Dudhpokhari Museum works to preserve, document, and promote the cultural heritage of Dudhpokhari by collecting objects, recording local knowledge, supporting community participation, and creating opportunities for education, research, and intergenerational learning for all.
To become a trusted community museum that protects the heritage of Dudhpokhari, strengthens local identity, and connects generations through meaningful preservation, education, research, cultural interpretation, and responsible digital access to history and living traditions.
Dudhpokhari Museum was founded by Ramesh Prasad Dawadi to preserve and promote the history, culture, traditions, and community memories of Dudhpokhari. The museum brings together local objects, stories, knowledge, and heritage materials to document the past and share it with future generations.
Dedicated professionals committed to preserving Kaski's mountain heritage.
Founder & Director
A retired schoolteacher from Sikles who spent a decade collecting oral histories before founding the museum in 2021. Leads community partnerships across the Annapurna Conservation Area.
Chief Curator
PhD in Himalayan Anthropology from Tribhuvan University. Specializes in textile conservation and the material culture of trans-Himalayan trade routes.
Lead Conservator
Trained in preventive conservation at the National Museum, Kathmandu. Oversees the care of the museum's textile and metalwork collections.
Education & Outreach Officer
Runs the museum's school programs and the ongoing oral-history recording project in villages across Kaski and Lamjung.