Kapilvastu Museum — Attraction in Kapilbastu

The nearby Kapilavastu Museum has an exhibition showing some of the items that have been found during the archaeological work here at Tilaurakot. A new museum is being built to house the treasures from the site. Kapilavastu Museum is a cultural and religious museum in Tilaurakot, Nepal. Kapilavastu is the ancient city of the Sakyas, Sakyamuni Buddha son of Suddhodhan. There are more than 136 archaeological sites in the territory of ancient Kapilavastu. Tilaurākoṭ, Niglihawa, Gotihawa, Arorakot, Sisahaniyakot, Chhetradehi, Sagrahawa, and Pipari, etc. are enriched with ancient art remains and monuments that are discovered. Archaeological findings of Tilaurākoṭ and of other sites are kept in the Kapilavastu Museum. The museum is operated under the Department of Archaeology of the Nepāl Government. This museum was established in 1962 located on the right bank of the Banaganga River and the western site of Tilaurākoṭ mound. The catalog of displayed objects includes terracotta human figurines, animal figurines, birds, seal and sealing, beads, bangles, dabber, flesh rubber, coins, musical instruments, and chalcolithic objects of Mustang Chhokhopani cave. Copper rings, weapons, painted grey ware pieces, conch and bone balls, teeth of hair, shoulder bone, finger bone, and leg bone are also...

A museum inside tilaurakot( the place where gautam buddha passes his childhood till he leaves his home and the place where buddha was named as siddhartha gautam before the enlightenment) ..... The museum has it's own features like there are various structures kept in the museum that resembles the ancient history relating to our old cultures that was followed and prevalent during that time. The culture which those sculptures , tools, equipments and structures reveals the culture and history of Kapilvastu which is eternal makes every person of...

It is the only museum here in Tilaurakot Kapilvastu. Museum has been recently renovated. The best way to get here is to travel by local tuk-tuk from Taulihawa market, distance is nearly about 3km. You can see old statue, coins used in the shakya kingdom; the statue of god and godess as well as the bronze plates and many more which is found during extraction of Tilaurakot kept here. You need to pay...