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The Tibet Museum Newsletter VOLUME X ISSUE I april 2015 THE TIBET MUSEUM NEWSLETTER IN THIS ISSUE Sikyong Inaugurates Museum’s tireless efforts towards the preservation of Tibetan history and Sikyong Inaugurates New Redesigned Tibet culture in the form of pictures. “The New Redesigned Tibet Museum Tibet Museum is one of the most Museum visible platforms where we exhibit the Page 01 30 April 2015 photographs, artifacts and videos of Exhibition at Dhakpo Coinciding with the 15th anniversary Chinese occupation and oppression in Shedrupling Monastery of the Tibet Museum, Sikyong Dr. Tibet. Over the years, the Tibet Museum Page 02 Lobsang Sangay inaugurated the new has also undertaken various traveling Exhibitions to mark re-designed and updated permanent exhibitions, which have helped create “2014 - Year of H.H the exhibition of the Tibet Museum, located more awareness on the Tibet issue,” Dalai Lama” in the premise of Tsuglagkhang (main Sikyong said. Page 03 Temple) in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala. Exhibition at Mr. Tashi Phuntsok, DIIR Secretary Woodstock School The museum is redesigned with new for Information, gave the concluding Page 04 modern technologies including touch remarks of the inaugural ceremony. He Exhibition in Nanital screen panels, enlarged photos with said the redesign of the Tibet Museum Page 04 higher resolutions, and a completely is an innovative step taken by the Photo Exhibition in new section dedicated solely to the department to connect with the public, Four Indian Cities wave of self-immolations inside Tibet Tibet supporters and others interested Page 04 and human rights in Tibet. Pictures in the Tibet issue. Photo Exhibition at of the Tibetan spiritual leader His Himalayan Festival Holiness the Dalai Lama inaugurating Director of Tibet Museum, Mr. Tashi Page 06 the Tibet Museum in 2000 and visit Phuntsok read out a brief report of Tibet Photo Exhibition in of many well-known people to the Museum. Mandi Museum was also put on display as a Page 06 part of temporary exhibition section. “We have tried our best to compile all Tibet Awareness the relevant information on Tibetan Talk Series Speaking at the inauguration, Sikyong history, Tibetan culture, exile Tibetan Page 07 Dr. Lobsang Sangay lauded Tibet community, and the critical situation The Tibet Museum Newsletter is published bi-annually and welcomes articles, letters, photos and related materials that are relevant to the Tibetan culture and history. Articles may be submitted by e-mail to [email protected]. Editied by: Eva Cirnu & Tashi Phuntsok Barling Published by: Tashi Phuntsok, Director of Tibet Museum, explaining new designs of the The Tibet Museum, DIIR exhibition to Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay Page 1 THE TIBET MUSEUM NEWSLETTER inside Tibet including the wave of self-immolations, in our new re-designed museum,” he said. “We have also made entry to the Tibet Museum free of cost from March 2013 onwards, to attract more visitors, as per the direction from Kashag. On an average, over 50,000 tourists and Tibet supporters visit the museum annually. The traffic is slated to increase even more after this re- design,” Tashi Phuntsok added, enthusiastically. H.E Dagpo Rinpoche inaugurating the exhibition of the Tibet Museum at Dignitaries present at the inau- Dhakpo Shedrupling Monastery in Kias, Kullu guration include Health Kalon turning to self-immolation?’ fea- Dr. Tsering Wangchuk, Kashag Exhibition on tures extensive photographic Secretary Ven. Yuthok Karma and textual information on the Gelek, DIIR Secretaries Mr. Son- Tibet at Dhakpo causes of the self-immolation am Norbu Dagpo and Mr. Tashi Shedrupling inside Tibet, as well as some of Phuntsok, Finance Secretary Mr. the self-immolators’ last words. Trinley Gyatso, Health Secretary Monastery The second exhibition – ‘India Mr. Tsegyal Dranyi, Audit Sec- 30 Aug – 1 Sept 2014 and Tibet: Ancient Ties, Current retary Mr. Rigzin Choephel and At the invitation of the Dhakpo Bonds’ – focused on Indo-Tibet DIIR Additional Secretary Ms. Shedrupling Monastery based relations throughout history and Yeshi Wangmo. in Kullu, the Tibet Museum staff leading up to the present day. travelled to Kias Village, Kullu, The Tibet Museum, an undertak- H.P and presented two of its During the 3-day exhibition, ing of the DIIR, was established in traveling exhibits. The event several documentary films were 1998, to serve as a remembrance took place during the teaching of screened to hundreds of people, of the loss of Tibetan culture and His Eminence Dagpo Rinpoche, in order to add to their under- lives and present the hopes and attended by hundreds of people, standing of the two exhibitions. aspirations of the Tibetan people local monks and foreigners from through collected photographs various parts of the world. ‘The event was a success, and vis- and life histories. itors gave us very positive feed- The exhibitions were inaugu- back. We hope that, beyond in- Tibet Museum comprises of a rated by H.E Dagpo Rinpoche. forming them on Tibet’s current permanent exhibition, traveling Mr. Tashi Phuntsok, Director of situation and the CTA position, exhibition, photographic archive the Tibet Museum, gave a brief the exhibitions will lead them to and an online exhibition on the introduction about the exhibi- concrete actions in support of history of Tibet, the Tibetan tions. He spoke about the current Tibet’, said Mr. Tashi Puntsok, community in exile and various situation prevailing inside Tibet Director of the Tibet Museum. Tibet related issues. and the Central Tibetan Admin- istration’s efforts to resolve the ‘I feel very sad after visiting the The Tibet Museum’s redesign issue through the Middle Way exhibition. For the moment I just project is funded by Central Approach. want to ask myself what I can do, Tibetan Administration , National as a citizen of the world’, said a Endowment for Democracy and The first exhibit, titled ‘The Burn- French tourist after her visit of Rowell Fund for Tibet. ing Question: Why are Tibetans the exhibitions. Page 2 VOLUME X ISSUE I April 2015 Exhibitions to Phuntsok, Settlement Officer of brief introduction on the three Dekyiling Tibetan Settlement. exhibitions and presented mark “2014 - Year More than 700 people, including H.H the Dalai Lama’s major of His Holiness the students from STS school, contribution towards Tibet Touchwood School and Noenga and the Tibetan people, Dalai Lama” School, nuns from Sakya including the establishment of October 2014 Nunnery, former CTA officials settlements and schools and the As a part of the “2014 – Year of and laypeople came in large democratization of the Tibetan His Holiness the Dalai Lama” numbers to watch the two-day community in exile. He urged programme, the Tibet Museum exhibition. The exhibition was the students to study hard and organized a series of exhibi- followed by a documentary movie become competent enough to tions during the month of Octo- screening. The visitors were very assume responsible roles in the ber, at the Rajpur Tibetan Homes appreciative and touched by the Tibetan exile administration School, Dekyiling Tibetan Set- exhibition. They requested that and community. The exhibition tlement, Selakui Tibetan Child- such exhibition programmes be was followed by documentary rens’ Village as well as Sambhota frequently organized, in order screenings on Tibet. Tibetan Schools (STS) in Paonta to remind and inform younger Sahib and Central School for generation about Tibet’s history, The program continued with Tibetans (CST) in Herbertpur. culture and struggle. exhibitions organized in the STS Paonta Sahib and CST Herbertpur, The month-long exhibition was In Selakui, more than 800 where an enthusiastic and kicked off from Rajpur Tibetan students and teachers from the receptive school children and Homes School near Dehradun, Tibetan Children Village (TCV) laypeople attended the events. on 13 October 2014. Three and Vocational Training Centre The organizers were thanked different exhibitions featuring came to visit the Tibet Museum’s for their initiative, deemed His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s rare photo exhibition. In his interesting and very informative. three main commitments in introductory speech, Mr. Duke life, life of Tibetans in exile Tsering, Principal of TCV Selakui, The interest and positive over the last fifty years and the thanked the CTA for organizing feedback received from the background information about the exhibition. audience as well as from the the self-immolations protests various organizing partners lay in Tibet. Around 500 students, Mr. Tashi Phuntsok, Director the ground for future similar teachers and staff of the school of the Tibet Museum gave a exhibitions. enthusiastically watched the exhibition and later in the evening watched documentary films on Tibet and Tibet related issues. Before the inauguration of the exhibition, Mr. Tashi Phuntsok, Director of Tibet Museum, gave a brief introduction of the CTA and the Tibet Museum, as well of of the reasons behind this year’s exhibitions. The programme continued at Dekyiling Tibetan Settlement, on 15 - 16 October, 2014 and School children of Sambhota Tibetan School, Poanta Sahib, watching the was inaugurated by Mr. Jampa exhibition on H.H the Dalai Lama’s three main commitments in life Page 3 THE TIBET MUSEUM NEWSLETTER Photo Exhibition The exhibition was inaugu- rated by Ms. Sarita Arya, Mem- on Tibet Attracts ber of the Legislative Assembly Thousands of and Parliamentary Secretary of Uttarkhand. Ms. Sarita Arya Visitors at the was very appreciative of the Autumn Festival in photo exhibition and the Central Tibetan Administration’s initia- Nanital tive to educate and inform the 11 - 14 November 2014 Indian people about Tibet’s his- Thousands of local residents and tory, culture and present situa- Woodstock students taking notes tourists visited the Tibet Mu- tion. She was in favor of organ- from the Tibet Museum’s exhibition seum’s photo exhibition during izing similar exhibitions in other the four-day long Autumn Festi- cities in Uttarkhand.
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