Manang Cultural Museum

Built to represent a traditional home, the museum showcases the traditional lifestyle of the local people or Mananges. Built of stones and wood like most traditional homes, the main door of the Manange house opens to a courtyard where the animals are usually tethered. The space also has handlooms where the women spend their spare time weaving traditional fabric. The upper level of the house consists of the sleeping quarters, storeroom, kitchen and prayer room, an essential part of every Manang abode. The museum was funded by the New Zealand Agency for International Development and the Manang Youth Society. The land for the building was donated by locals while the Gompa Society and ACAP assisted in collecting items and setting up some of the exhibits.