Huge turnout as Narayanhiti Museum opens for public
Hundreds of curious visitors turned up at the Narayanhiti Palace Museum
when it opened for the public on Friday.
Visitors including students and foreign tourists formed serpentine queues
to get a look inside the museum that used to be the seat of King until
nine months ago when the monarchy was abolished. The museum was formally
inaugurated by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal amid a public ceremony on
Thursday and it opened for general visitors from 11 am today.
Visitors can take a look at nineteen different blocks used by the former
royal family, most of them named after the districts, including Tribhuvan
Sadan where the 1st June 2001 palace massacre took place, are open for
visitors.
The day of the opening of Narayanhiti museum coincided with the gruesome
dinner party massacre in which the entire family of then King Birendra was
wiped out, and it was the day when ousted King Gyanendra made most of his
authoritarian moves including the October 4, 2002 power grab.
While parts of the museum are yet to be opened for visitors, the museum
currently showcases the belongings of former kings and other royals who
lived at the palace, the furniture and other precious artefacts. What
visitors do to get to see now is the diamond-studded crown and the
wardrobes of the former royals.
The entry fee for Nepalis is Rs 100 and Rs 20 for students, Rs 250 for
SAARC nationals and the Chinese while for other foreign visitors a trip
inside the pink museum will cost Rs 500. nepalnews.com mk Feb 27 09
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