New Delhi - Tibet House

Tibet House contains a personal collection of ceremonial items brought by Dalai Lama when he fled Tibet following Chinese aggression.

As a cultural center for Tibetan and Buddhist studies, Tibet House strives to preserves the unique cultural heritage of Tibet. Displays include wooden sculpture, paintings, carpets and ritual objects; some have come from Tibetan monasteries while others are from Tibetan villages scattered across India.

Within Tibet House is a library and a museum that houses various old and rare art objects from Tibet including over 2000 thangka paintings, 200 gilded bronze, copper, brass, black stone and sandalwood statues, other religious artifacts, ritual implements, objects of war and jewelry.