The Taragaon Museum is located in Kathmandu, Nepal. It was built in 1970 as a hotel but was abandoned in the 1990s. It was restored and reopened as a museum in 2014 to document the cultural heritage efforts of foreigners in Kathmandu Valley during the 20th century. The museum features a permanent collection across three buildings along with a contemporary art gallery, event hall that can seat 75 people, and outdoor amphitheater that can seat 150 people. It was designed by American architect Carl Pruscha and aims to preserve and restore the arts and heritage of Kathmandu Valley.

1. INTRODUCTION
TARAGAON MUSEUM
• LOCATION
• ARCHITECT
• FOUNDER
• BUILT IN
• INAUGURATED IN
• REOPENED
• OWNER
• SUPPORTER
• SITE AREA
BOUDHNATH SADAK KATHMANDU
CARL PRUSCHA
ANGUR BABA JOSHI (1932-2020) 1970
AD
25 SEPTEMBER 1974
MARCH 2014
TARAGAON REGENCY HOTEL LIMITED
THE SARAF FOUNDATION
3251.60 SQ METER
THE TARAGAON MMUSEUM SEEKS TODOCUMENT THE 50 YEARS
OF RESEARCH AND CULTURAL HERITAGE CONVERVATION
EFFORTS OF
FOREIGN ARTIST, PHOTOGRAPHERS, ARCHITECTS AND
ANTHROLOGISITS ON THE KATHMANDU VALLEY DURING THE
SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY
OBJECTIVE
• USE OF BARREL VAULT STRUCTURE
• MAXIMUM USE OF NATURAL LIGHT
• PRESENCE OF EVENT HALLAND OAT
• CORNER WINDOW
PROGRAMS
➢ PERMANENT EXHIBITION
➢ EVENT HALL (CAPACITY 75)
➢ AMPHITHEATRE (CAPACITY 150)
➢ CAFE
➢ CONTEMPORARY ART
GALLERY
THE TARAGAON CULTURE CENTRE AND MUSEUM
SINCE THE AREA IS URBAN THE
MODERN EFFECT CAN BE FOUND ON
THE BUILDING. THE MAIN MUSEUM
COMPLEX IS SURROUNDED BY
CAFÉ, BANKS, CLOTHING STORES,
ETC. THE AREA CAN BE
CONSIDERED COMMERCIAL
MASTER PLAN
EVENTSPACE
OUTDOOR
TARAGAON’S OPEN AIR VENUE IS A
UNIQUE SPACE FOR YOUR
PROGRAMS. WITH A CAPACITY FOR
150 PEOPLE, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO
MAKE EITHERFLOOR ORCHAIR
SEATING IN THE AMPHITHEATER
AMPITHREATRE
. EVENT SPACE HELPS FOR
CIRCULATION AS WELL AS EVENTS ARE
ORGANIZED FROM TIME TO TIME.
BACKGROUND
IT WAS BUILT AS A HOTEL AT FIRST IN 1970 AND
IT RAN AS HOTEL FOR TWO DECADES BUT BY
1990S IT WAS ABANDONED AND NEGLECTED.
ARUN SARAF
DECIDED TO CONVERT ABANDONE STRUCTURE
INTO MUSEUM FOR
PRESERVATION , RESTORATION AND THE
DOCUMENTATION OF THE ARTS AND HERITAGE
OF THE KATHMANDU VALLEY. THE COMPLEX
WAS RESTORED, REHABILITATED, AND
EVENTUALLY RE-OPENED IN MARCH 2014.
THE
INTERSECTION
GEOMETRIC
SOLIDS SUCH
AS CYLINDERS,
CUBES, CUBOID
GIVES A VERY
MODERN
TOUCH TO THE
WHOLE
MUSEUM
COMPLEX
• THE MUSEUM FEATURES A PERMANENT
COLLECTION IN THREE OF ITS BUILDING
ALONGSIDE
CONTEMPOR
ARY ART
GALLERY
PATHIVARA
GALLERY THAT
DISPLAY
THANGA
PAINTINGS
BODHISATTV
A GALLERY
THAT
DISPLAYS
NEWA ART
EVENT HALL
THIS HALL IS SUITABLE FOR GROUPS WHO WISH TO
BRING
TOGETHER UP TO 75 INDIVIDUALS FOR MEETINGS,
CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, FILM SCREENINGS, ETC
➢ LIBRARY
➢ PERMANENT EXHIBITION
➢ CONTEMPORARYART
GALLERY
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