Kalasha Museum — Local services in Chitral Tehsil

Kalasha Dur Museum, also known as Bumburet Museum, is a museum located in Bumburet area of Kalash Valley Chitral with a beautiful view of the valley. also known as the Kalasha dur (House of the Kalasha People or Cultural Centre for the Kalasha) The Beautiful two floors building has a wide lawn in the front and it is constructed with stones and wood 🪵. The ground floor has the cultural collection of the Kalasha and the first floor is used as a school 🏫 for locals with a library of books written on the valley, and also a hall for professional training of local crafts. a number of objects are on the display depicting history, culture, tradition, cuisine, dressing and way of life of Kalasha people. The collection has traditional utensils, indigenous dresses, jewelry, musical instruments, furniture, pictorial depiction, weapons etc.… a traditional flour grinder (which functioned with flowing water) is on display in the lawn. I hope people enjoy a go through of the history and culture. Respect every culture and ethnicity

Here are some pictures from kalash museum. Please note some points before visiting it. 1=you need to buy tickets which cost only 200 pkr per person 2=if you are going to take photos from inside the museum then you have to buy separate ticket for photography which cost 150pkr per person 3=Museum has 2 floor with 10pkr you can only visit ground floor, if you want to go up side/1st floor then you have to pay 300pkr/person. Please do contribute to buying tickets because the amount you paid for tickets will be use for the wellbeing for the...

Kalasha Dur Museum / Bumburet Museum located in Bumburet area of Kalash Valley Chitral with a beautiful view of the valley. also known as the Kalasha dur (House of the Kalasha People or Cultural Centre for the Kalasha) The Beautiful two floors building has a wide lawn in the front and it is constructed with stones and wood 🪵. The ground floor has the cultural collection of the Kalasha and the first floor is used as a school 🏫 for locals with a library of books written on the valley, and also a hall for professional training of local crafts. a number of objects are on the display depicting history, culture, tradition, cuisine, dressing and way of life of Kalasha people. The collection has traditional utensils, indigenous dresses, jewelry, musical instruments, furniture, pictorial depiction, weapons etc.… a traditional flour grinder (which functioned with flowing water) is on display in the lawn. I hope people enjoy a go through of the history and culture. Respect every culture...

A must visit when trekking through Bumburet, the museum features beautiful displays on the ethnographic elements of the Kalash as a distinct cultural group. One will find handicrafts no longer seen in Kalash households as modernization threatens the group's distinct identity.

Mr. Jan Muhammad, a local guide, takes one through the exquisitely detailed window displays while describing how each item of clothing/pottery/weaponry etc. relates to the belief systems and communal lifestyle of the Kalash. Be sure to request his account of the local dances and how they relate to the Kalash calender. The artifacts are well-preserved and one can happily pass an hour going through the displays.

The museum features a library and cultural school as well as a space for seminars etc. (all requiring the purchase of an additional ticket) Pictures require the purchase of a permit of sorts but it's well worth the additional (veritably...