Museums In Pokhara
International Mountain Museum
The International Mountain Museum, located 1.5 km. south from Pokhara airport and about 5 km. from Lakeside, is devoted to the mountains of Nepal. It provides information on mountaineering and the cultures, environments, history, geography and ecology of the Himalayas. This is truly a unique site from where three 8,000 m. high peaks – Dhaulagiri, Annapurna-I and Manaslu are visible and no place in the world offers such a panoramic view in single sight. The museum opens daily from 9 am to 5 pm.
Regional Museum
The museum reflects the ethnic mosaic – costumes, ornaments, musical instruments, and agricultural tools, hunting kits, smoking pipes, coins and manuscripts and reflects a good picture of a way of life of various ethnic groups of western Nepal. It is located 4 km. east from Lakeside at Nayabazar, and remains open from 10 am to 4 pm except Tuesdays and public holidays.
Annapurna Butterfly Museum
It is also known as natural history museum, located inside the complex of Prithivi Narayan campus. The museum is exceptional collection of butterflies, insects, birds and models of wildlife as well as samples of various precious and semi precious stones and volcanic rocks. It opens from 10 am to 5 pm except Saturdays and public holidays. This museum is managed by ACAP.
Gurkha Memorial Museum
Pokhara and its surrounding places are widely known as homeland of the world famous Gurkha soldiers. The Gurkha Memorial Museum, located in the premises of the British Camp, 7 km north-east from Lakeside reminds the reminiscence of the Gurkha soldiers and their historical brave works in the battlefields of first and second world wars. It contains a good collection of
used uniforms, medals, photographs and other materials used by those brave and courageous Gurkha soldiers during the first and second world wars. It opens daily 8 am to 4.30 pm.
