Craft Gallery

Thimphu


Run by the Gyalyum Charitable Trust, a personal project of the Queen Mother promoting traditional arts and crafts, this smart showroom sells high-quality textiles, daphne paper, natural beauty products and other attractively presented craft items. Money from the project funds schools in rural areas.


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