Tibet Museum
西藏博物馆 · Xīzàng Bówùguǎn
A large modern museum of Tibetan art and daily life: thangka paintings, statues, manuscripts, costumes and crafts.
Booking recommendedBring your passport1.5–2 hours
Tip
Visit before the Potala Palace and Jokhang: the background makes the temples much easier to understand.
- Opening hours
- Usually Tue–Sun, daytime; closed Mondays. Check the day before. To be confirmed
- Price
- Free
- How to book
- Free timed entry with real-name booking; your agency or guide can reserve with your passport number. To be confirmed
- Getting there
- Next to Norbulingka, about 3 km west of the Potala Palace
- Address in Chinese
- 西藏自治区拉萨市城关区罗布林卡路19号
Photo: Hiroki Ogawa · CC BY 3.0
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布达拉宫Potala PalaceThe white and red palace on Red Hill above Lhasa, with chapels, tombs and murals on thirteen storeys.大昭寺Jokhang TempleTibet’s most revered temple, built in the 7th century, with pilgrims prostrating at the gate and a golden roof over the old town.八廓街Barkhor StreetThe pilgrim circuit around the Jokhang, lined with whitewashed old houses, prayer-wheel stalls, tea houses and shops.罗布林卡NorbulingkaThe former summer palace: a large walled park with pavilions, painted halls and old trees, quieter than the city centre.