DHARAMSHALA, India: The Tibet Museum of the Central Tibetan Administration is organising a 25-day long travelling photo exhibition and screening of documentaries on Tibet in Tibetan settlements located in northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Ms Tenzin Choedon, the head of the Tibet Museum, said the exhibition aims to disseminate information about Tibet to the general public, including schoolchildren, to raise their awareness and knowledge about Tibet’s history and cultural heritage.

Visitors can see columns of panels displaying photographs from “Journey in Exile” Tibet exhibit and collections from reputed French writer Claude Arpi’s “Glimpses on the history of Tibet”, Ms Choedon said.

The first leg of the travelling exhibition was held in Dalhousie, around 140 kms from Dharamshala, from 7 – 8 September. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Tibetan settlement officer amidst a large gathering of Tibetan residents and schoolchildren. Documentary films on Tibet such as ‘What Remains of Us’ and ‘Uprising in Tibet 2008’ were screened in the evening, which drew a large number of keen and enthusiastic visitors.

The museum’s travelling exhibition will move on to other major settlements and schools in Shimla, Manali, Chauntra, Bir, Suja and Gopalpur in the coming days.

The museum successfully concluded its travelling exhibition in the Tibetan settlements based in north-east India such as Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Gangtok and Ravangla, the museum officials said.

The Tibet Museum was established in 1998 to serve as a remembrance of the loss of Tibetan culture and lives. It strengthens the Tibetan spirit and collective pride through its presentations and publications on Tibet’s rich history and culture, the struggle for Tibet and hopes for its future.