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Foreign visitors Rs. 1000.00
SAARC visitors Rs. 250.00
Nepalese Visitors Rs.30
Nepalese Students Rs.15.00 (with ID Card/College Letter)
According to the rule of ODFME (One Door Fee Museum Entrance).
Note:-Entrance Fare for Patan Museum(KeshavnarayanChowk, Mulchowk, Sundarichowk, BhandarkhaalTank and the Architectural Galleries).
Patan Museum Opening Hours
| Galleries Opening hours at Patan Museum 08:00 AM to 06:30 PM |
| Keshav Naryan Chowk, Mul Chowk, Sundari Chowk Opening Hours 7 AM to 6.30 PM |
Winter (November 2nd, 2023 to January 30th, 2024)
| Galleries Opening hours at Patan Museum 08:00 AM to 05:30 PM |
| Keshav Naryan Chowk, Mul Chowk, Sundari Chowk Opening Hours 7 AM to 5.30 PM |
Every Wednesday Sundari Chowk Galleries Closed
Every Tuesday Sundari Chowk Galleries Closed 2.30 PM for regular Maintain
Guest Studio
The Guest Studio could be provided for foreign scholars and artists during office hours only. The Studio has an open terrace as well.
The Guest Studio View from Guest Studio
Courtyard
The courtyard area may also be booked for special evening functions to perform music or classical dance and use as theatre and receptions.
View of Inner Courtyard
Gift Shop
The museum has gift shop selling unique handicrafts of the valley with books on art and architecture, and Posters, Post cards and Guide books published by Patan museum.
Café
Patan Museum Café
We are delighted to announce that the Pantan Museum Café is now managed and operated by Hotel Himalaya. We are available for event bookings at the Patan Museum.
Contact info:
Email: info@hotelhimalaya.com.np
banquetsales@hotelhimalaya.com.np
Tel: +977-1-5523900
Mobile/ WhatsApp: +977-9761693039/ +977-9761693040
Address: SahidSukra Marg-10, Lalitpur, Nepal
Seminar hall and Exhibition Gallery
The Temporary gallery for Exhibitions, rooms for workshops and lectures, are also available on payment.
The Patan Museum Reference library is equipped with more than 1500 titles on art, architecture, museology and Nepalese culture.
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The museum remains open except following days when it is closed for festival reasons
- Shree Krishna Janmastami 16 August, 2025
- Fagu Purnima- 2 March , 2026
Museum remains closed only those two Days of the year.
Patan Museum Opening Hours
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Galleries Opening hours at Patan Museum ( Keshav Narayan Chowk ) 08:00 AM to 06:30 PM |
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Galleries Opening Hours at Patan Museum's Architecture Galleries (Mul chowk) 10:00 AM to 05:30 PM |
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Keshav Naryan Chowk, Mul Chowk, Sundari Chowk Opening Hours 7 AM to 6.30 PM |
Winter (November 2nd, 2019 to January 29th, 2020)
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Galleries Opening hours at Patan Museum ( Keshav Narayan Chowk ) 08:00 AM to 05:30 PM |
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Galleries Opening Hours at Patan Museum's Architecture Galleries (Mul chowk) 10:00 AM to 04:30 PM |
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Keshav Naryan Chowk, Mul Chowk, Sundari Chowk Opening Hours 7 AM to 5.30 PM |
Entrance fees:
Foreign visitors Rs. 1000.00
SAARC visitors Rs. 250.00
Nepalese Visitors Rs.30
Nepalese Students Rs.15.00 (with ID Card/College Letter)
According to the rule of ODFME (One Door Fee Museum Entrance).
Note:-Entrance Fare for Patan Museum(KeshavnarayanChowk, Mulchowk, Sundarichowk, BhandarkhaalTank and the Architectural Galleries).
Patan Museum is housed in a courtyard within the Northernmost building complex of the Durbar area. The most picturesque setting of the palace that has been created in so small a place by piety and pride is known now to the people as Keshav Narayan Chowk after a temple standing at the center of the courtyard dedicated to Keshavnarayan- a form of Lord Vishnu.This part is recorded in the history as Chaukot Durbar or four-cornered-fort-palace.In an International Campaign by UNESCO for safeguarding the monuments of Kathmandu valley, the Austrian Government joined hands with Nepal Government to preserve Patan Darbar Square. The ensuing project began in 1982 with the repair of Keshav Narayan Chowk that led finally to the transformation of a teaching museum to dessimination of knowldge on Buddhism prevailed in Patan- city of Art and Architecture.This is the first public museum in Nepal that has been created as an autonomous institution of this type managed by its own Board of Directors. The museum has been acclaimed, by the visitors, as one of the finest museums in South Asia. The popularity is growing day after day and is economically self sustained now.The collaborative effort of Austrian Government with Nepalese counterpart did not only restore the historical palace to its original grandeuer but also created a Model Cultural Institution in Nepal.
Patan Museum Development Committee
Mangalbazaar, Lalitpur
Visitors at Patan Museum
| Fiscal Year | Nepalese Students | Nepalese Visitors | Saarc/Chinese Visitors | Foreigners | Total |
| 2070 /71 | 26516 | 24064 | 6560 | 16489 | 73629 |
| 2071 / 72 | 24392 | 24017 | 6998 | 17263 | 72670 |
| 2072 / 73 | 12960 | 19908 | 3515 | 10200 | 46583 |
| 2073 / 74 | 24219 | 43857 | 17110 | 91718 | 176906 |
| 2074/75 | 31,419 | 65607 | 26884 | 120,513 | 244213 |
| 2075/76 | 30,894 | 67,127 | 31,180 | 133,247 | 262,448 |
| 2076/77 | 21,851 | 45,088 | 19,887 | 89,025 | 175,85 |
| 2077/78 | 4,144 | 20,691 | 725 | 751 | 26,311 |
| 2078/79 | 19,000 | 57,200 | 15,869 | 15,534 | 1,07,603 |
| 2079/80 | 41450 | 110350 | 37785 | 67847 | 257,432 |
| 2080/81 | 44100 | 119050 | 41998 | 106550 | 311698 |
Patan is one of the sub-metropolitan cities of Nepal located at the southern side of Bagmati River. It is best known for its rich cultural heritage and intangible. It is also called as city of festival and feast. Patan Museum is located heart of this culture inside the Patan Darbar Square complex.
Patan Durbar Square-Legend and History
In the center of Patan, at the Intersection of its main crossroads is the medieval Palace square, locally known as Mangal Bazaar for its Sanskrit connotation of being auspicious, or simply as “Mangah” its root in Old Newari meaning "Center". In this complex for more than two centuries the dynasty of the late Mallas held the privilege to embellish the square with impressive choice of other monuments, pillars and minor shrines.
Although some of the palace's earlier history is lacking in evidence and conclusive detail and the existing inscriptions are shrouded in obscure devotional language its past is not "unknown" to the people of Patan. It is full of legend and myth, often with a different version of the same story or two conflict in one. The Palace area must have already been a center of royal power during, the first millennium as testified on a stone inscription (date 643 AD) in the main courtyard (Keshav Naryan chowk ) of Museum, and another inscription ( date 560 AD ) at Manidhara , next just to the north of the Museum.
Another myth of this complex, a small river once was flowing along what is now the palace front. It is still under ground as a storm water and sewer drain since Malla times. A Buddhist monastery was built on its bank where a bright flame had auspiciously emanated from the waters. In a later time, the monastery was shifted to another location to make space for an extension of the Palace. So every year during the holy month of Gunla (Aug- Sep) a Buddha image is immersed in the consecrated water of a copper vessel placed directly in front of the Golden Door and worshipped by the faithful.
In 1630 AD the Palace was called "Chaukot" , denoting a castle or fort with four towers, the built recollection of which are the two surviving tower pavilions at the corner of Palace's front wing.
The existing palace is the work of King Vishnu Malla dated 1734AD. During the ancient period there was fort in that settlement. Thus, the historicity of the palace can be traced a long time back. The first mention of “Chaukot” in a historic document is from the time of King Siddhinarasimha Malla in 1630 AD. The palace was renovated by King Srinivas Malla in 1674 AD and also by Vishnu Malla in 1734 AD. Since 1997 AD Medieval Patan Royal Palace is transformed to the Patan Museum.
कृषि विभाग, हरिहरभवन
कार्यरत कर्मचारीहरूको विवरण
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डा. रेवती रमण पौडेल |
योजना, अनुगमन तथा व्यवस्थापन महाशाखा |
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उप-महानिर्देशक |
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प्रविधि तथा समन्वय महाशाखा |
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योजना, कार्यक्रम तथा अनुगमन शाखा |
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कृषि अर्थ विज्ञ |
विष्णुकान्त सेढाई |
योजना, कार्यक्रम तथा अनुगमन शाखा |
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कृषि प्रसार अधिकृत |
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योजना, कार्यक्रम तथा अनुगमन शाखा |
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वरिष्ठ कृषि अर्थ विज्ञ |
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बजार विकास, आर्थिक विश्लेषण तथा तथ्याङ्क शाखा |
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कृषि अर्थ विज्ञ |
श्यामराज विष्ट |
बजार विकास, आर्थिक विश्लेषण तथा तथ्याङ्क शाखा |
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वरिष्ठ वागवानी विकास अधिकृत |
नारायण काफ्ले |
वागवानी विकास शाखा |
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वागवानी विकास अधिकृत |
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वागवानी विकास शाखा |
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वरिष्ठ बाली विकास अधिकृत |
सुमा कार्की |
बाली विकास शाखा |
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वाली विकास अधिकृत |
सम्झना लामिछाने (भुसाल) |
बाली विकास शाखा |
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वरिष्ठ बाली संरक्षण अधिकृत |
डा. फणिन्द्र राज देवकोटा |
व्यवसायिक कीट विकास शाखा |
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बाली संरक्षण अधिकृत |
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चन्द्र रिसाल |
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माटो विज्ञ |
भिष्मकान्त घिमिरे |
माटो विकास शाखा |
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डा. रामकृष्ण श्रेष्ठ |
प्रविधि विस्तार शाखा |
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कृषि प्रसार अधिकृत |
प्रज्ञा श्रेष्ठ |
प्रविधि विस्तार शाखा |
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वाली विकास अधिकृत |
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वरिष्ठ कृषि प्रसार अधिकृत |
हिक्मत कुमार श्रेष्ठ |
कृषि उत्पादन सामाग्री व्यवस्थापन शाखा |
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वागवानी विकास अधिकृत |
प्रमिला वाग्ले भट्टराई |
कृषि उत्पादन सामाग्री व्यवस्थापन शाखा |
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कृषि प्रसार अधिकृत |
सालिक राम पौडेल |
कृषि उत्पादन सामाग्री व्यवस्थापन शाखा |
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वाली विकास अधिकृत |
गंगा कुमारी पोखरेल |
कृषि उत्पादन सामाग्री व्यवस्थापन शाखा |
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बेद चौलागाई |
बाली संरक्षण शाखा |
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बाली संरक्षण अधिकृत |
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बाली संरक्षण शाखा |
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वरिष्ठ कृषि अर्थ विज्ञ |
प्रियमवदा जोशी |
केन्द्रिय आयोजना व्यवस्थापन इकाइ |
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वरिष्ठ कृषि प्रसार अधिकृत |
निर्मला गुरुङ्ग |
केन्द्रिय आयोजना व्यवस्थापन इकाइ |
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कृषि प्रसार अधिकृत |
शिवा अर्याल |
केन्द्रिय आयोजना व्यवस्थापन इकाइ |
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कृषि अर्थ विज्ञ |
महेश सापकोटा |
केन्द्रिय आयोजना व्यवस्थापन इकाइ |
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रेवती राज शर्मा |
केन्द्रिय आयोजना व्यवस्थापन इकाइ |
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देवेन्द्र बहादुर थापा |
केन्द्रिय आयोजना व्यवस्थापन इकाइ |
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केन्द्रिय आयोजना व्यवस्थापन इकाइ |
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शाखा अधिकृत |
अच्युत प्रसाद पुडासैनी |
प्रशासन शाखा |
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लेखा अधिकृत |
रिक्त |
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लेखापाल |
सुशिलकुमार दाहाल |
प्रशासन शाखा |
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नायव सुव्वा |
बाबुराम शर्मा |
प्रशासन शाखा |
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नायव सुव्वा |
हेमशर्मा पोख्रेल |
प्रशासन शाखा |
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रविना देवकोटा |
प्रशासन शाखा |
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प्राविधिक सहायक (वागवानी) |
हिमाल भुसाल |
प्रशासन शाखा |
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प्राविधिक सहायक (एगृ.इको) |
रघुनाथ घिमिरे |
प्रशासन शाखा |
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प्राविधिक सहायक (कृषि प्रसार) |
राजन कार्की |
प्रशासन शाखा |
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सब ईन्जिनियर |
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प्रशासन शाखा |
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खरिदार |
अनिरा थापा |
प्रशासन शाखा |
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सवारी चालक |
कान्छा मगर |
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Patan is from the historial periods has been the place of art creation. It has not only developed her art forms, also exported its school to the farflung places of Tibet, Mangolia and China.
The mission of the Patan Museum is the interpretation of Sacred Art, Culture and Iconography of Hinduism and Buddhism through preservation and exhibition.
Patan or Lalitpur, (“Yala” as it is known by its inhabitants, the Newars) is one of the three great cities of the Kathmandu Valley, which is the historical center and cultural heart of Nepal. The settlement began as a number of villages situated on a fertile plain above the Bagmati River, probably threaded along a trail that can still be identified as a diagonal within the modern street pattern. The literal meaning of Lalitpur is “the city of fine arts”. It is best known for its rich cultural heritage, particularly its tradition of arts and crafts.
According to mythology, Patan was created in the 6th century by King Birdeva. He was instructed by Sarveshvara, a form of Shiva, to establish a city in the form of a yantra, an auspicious symbol having nine jewels in the center, eight protective deities on the periphery, and twenty four city sections. Likewise according to an another mythology, Patan city was designed and built after the Buddhist dharma Chakra.
