Tharu Museum .

The Tharu Cultural Museum building in the Tharu village of Bachhauli-6, Chitwan, Nepal. It aims to preserve the endangered Tharu culture for the local Tharu community. The museum will cater to tourists, students from local primary schools, and university students. The Museum will display a variety of materials, representing Tharu customs, beliefs, art, and traditions. The displays will feature materials and information illustrating Tharu ornaments, dress, farming practices, fishing methods, housing, festivals, marriage and death ceremonies, traditional medicines, and household items.

Stories describing Tharu village life will be submitted by Tharu elders. The Museum will also house a collection of anthropological literature about the Tharu people. The Museum will host educational and literacy programs. A souvenir shop will sell materials made by local craftspeople. Traditional weaved baskets
and woodworks will be offered. Training courses in traditional Tharu crafts will be conducted within the Tharu community, and pieces made during the courses will be sold in the souvenir shop. Money raised from the souvenir shop and Museum will be invested into the community, through needs-based health, educational and other programs.

The following organizations have contributed to the construction of the Museum:
King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation.
Bio-diversity Conservation Center.
Tiger Rhino Conservation Project.
Royal Chitwan National Park.
Buffer Zone Council.
Mriga Kunza User Committee