May 7, 2021
With funding support from William H. Geiger Foundation, a training on Natural Dyes, using both traditional and contemporary methods is currently ongoing in Tsangkhar, Radhi gewog, Tashigang. The 7 days training that commenced on 8th [โฆ]
April 8, 2021
39 BA Anthropology, first-year students along with their lecturer visited the Textile Museum as part of their study tour. The students were taken on a guided tour to the galleries, storage rooms, and weaving center [โฆ]
March 16, 2021
16 March 2021 The Textile Museum under the Department of Culture, MoHCA and the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan and announce the winners of the 19th National Design and Art Competition (NDAC).NDAC is an annual [โฆ]
December 16, 2020
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ The staff of the RTA offered Khadar to Royal Patron Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck for being awarded the Individual Laureate for the 2020 United Nations Population Award by the UNFPA. [โฆ]
November 24, 2020
A team consisting of four members from the RTA are at Dungkar Nagtshang, Kurtoe in Lhuentse to assess the textile components mainly Thangkas (religious scrolls) for necessary conservation treatment. There are about 30 Thangkas at [โฆ]
November 24, 2020
A consultative meeting for the National Design and Art Competition (NDAC) was held with the judges and participants at the RTA from 18 – 20 November 2020. This was held mainly to discuss and finalize [โฆ]
November 10, 2020
The collections at the RTA and Textile Museum, Department of Culture are being uploaded on a digital platform called Collections Management System (CMS). Collection Management System is an application developed by a local vendor for [โฆ]
November 2, 2020
The Weaving Training (Hor) commenced today at the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan. 20 participants are attending the three-month-long training. This skills development training is being implemented by the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan with [โฆ]
October 29, 2020
The Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan (RTA) has commissioned a nationwide survey to assess our youthsโ attitude on our weaving tradition. The survey will be conducted by the Institute of Management Studies (IMS) and an [โฆ]
September 25, 2020
The Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan (RTA) will be conducting a training on Weaving (๐๐ฐ๐ณ ) for a duration of three months beginning November 1, 2020. The training is supported by the Department of Employment [โฆ]
August 6, 2020
The 16 RTA staff members visited the newly opened National Museum, Paro on 31 July 2020. The National Museum was closed following structural damages as a result of the earthquake in 2011. It was reopened [โฆ]
June 4, 2020
On the joyous occasion of the Coronation day of our Fourth King, and the Social Forestry Day (2 June 2020), the RTA joined the nation in celebrating the day by planting apple, peach, apricot, and [โฆ]
