National Institute for Zorig Chusum

National Institute for Zorig Chusum

Bhutanese show-case school for traditional arts and crafts

Location: 

National Institute for Zorig Chusum, Thimphu, Bhutan

Duration: 

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Zorig Chusum: show-case school to be visited by all tourists
  2. Arts and crafts: state-supported education of traditional crafts
  3. Students: for teenagers without any other perspective in life
  4. Boys learn: drawing and forming statues and decorations
  5. Girls learn: sewing and stitching traditional cloths

Image sources

  1. School class learning
  2. Welding bronze statues
  3. Get skilled, be somebody!
  4. Drawing Buddha statues
  5. Sewing and stitching cloths

You might also like

Tibetan Arts & Crafts - visiting small shops and workshops near the monasteries
visiting small shops and workshops near the monasteries
Lusaka National Museum - where beautiful contemporary art meets Zambian history and culture in one exhibition
where beautiful contemporary art meets Zambian history and culture in one exhibition
National Library Kigali - drinking a cappuccino one floor above the silent rooms where people are reading
drinking a cappuccino one floor above the silent rooms where people are reading
Africa Digital Media Institute - meeting Africa's creative multimedia creators and producers of tomorrow
meeting Africa's creative multimedia creators and producers of tomorrow
Bo-Kaap - exploring a former township of Malaysian immigrants with the most colourful houses
exploring a former township of Malaysian immigrants with the most colourful houses
Schissdräckzügli - walking in a small group, mostly with children, along the carnival parade
walking in a small group, mostly with children, along the carnival parade
Lalon Shah Mazar - mausoleum of the most important Bengali songwriter and philosopher
mausoleum of the most important Bengali songwriter and philosopher
moringa school - getting inspired by an aspiring school for high class software developers
getting inspired by an aspiring school for high class software developers