Dharamshala: As part of its traveling exhibition, the Tibet Museum launched a week-long program titled “Mapping Tibet,” aimed at educating students about the geopolitical events through rare maps of Tibet, narrating unbiased history of Tibet. The exhibition was held in various Tibetan schools around the Kangra District area.

The first leg of the exhibition took place at Upper TCV School on 2 July. This was followed by a second phase from 3 – 9 August 2024, across three different schools within the Kangra district. On 3 August and 4 August, the “Mapping Tibet” exhibition was showcased to the students and staff of Gopalpur TCV School. The exhibition then moved to Chauntra TCV School on 5 – 6 August, and concluded at TCV School Suja from 7 – 9 August 2024.

The success of the week-long exhibition was largely attributed to the cooperation and dedication of the school staff and prefects, whose efforts were highly appreciated by the Tibet Museum team. Their support played a pivotal role in the seamless execution of the exhibition.

Students from all grade levels attended the exhibition in groups, and the Museum received an overwhelmingly positive response from both students and staff. Many students posed insightful and critical questions about their ancestral connection to the lands depicted on the map, the reasons they can no longer return to their homeland.

Buoyed by the positive feedback, the Tibet Museum is committed to expanding such educational programs to a wider audience in the future.

-Reported filed by The Tibet Museum