Folk Museum

Folk Museum is a museum in Dharmsala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. Folk Museum is situated nearby to the theater building Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA), as well as near the community center Lev Yehudi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dalai Lama Temple and St. John in the Wilderness Church.

Dalai Lama Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: John Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Namgyal Monastery is located in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala, India. It is the personal monastery of the 14th Dalai Lama. Another name for this temple-complex is Namgyal Tantric College. Dalai Lama Temple is situated 1 km southwest of Folk Museum.

St. John in the Wilderness Church

Church

Photo: Lewesian1982, Public domain.

St. John in the Wilderness is a Protestant church dedicated to John the Baptist. It was built in 1852 and is located near Dharamshala, India, on the way to McLeod Ganj, at Forsyth Gunj. St. John in the Wilderness Church is situated 1¼ km west of Folk Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dharamsala and Sidhbari.

Dharamsala

Photo: Jms1241, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dharamsala, is a hill station in Himachal Pradesh, famed for its large Tibetan community centred on the activities of the Dalai Lama.

Sidhbari

Photo: Planemad, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sidhbari is a scenic village and bazaar on the outskirts of Lower Dharamshala along the feet of the Himalayan Dhauladhar mountain range in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

Folk Museum

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Dharmsala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

32.24059° or 32° 14′ 26″ north

Longitude

76.33092° or 76° 19′ 51″ east

Open location code

8J4R68RJ+69

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5082091521

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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