RTAB News

October 3, 2017

“Found Icons” art exhibition by Zimbiri opened at RTA

An art exhibition titled “Found Icons” by Zimbiri was inaugurated on 1 October 2017 at the Royal Textile Academy.   The introduction on the exhibition:   “Like Found objects, found icons takes preexisting images from […]
September 28, 2017

100 Students from Changzamtog LSS visited RTA

A total of 100 students led by six teachers from Changzamtog Lower Secondary School visited Royal Textile Academy this afternoon. They were on educational tour to RTA. They were divided into three groups and were […]
September 28, 2017

Druk School students visited RTA

A total of 44 students led by three teachers visited Royal Textile Academy this morning. They were on educational tour to RTA. They were given guided tour by RTA’s curators to upper gallery that hosts […]
September 25, 2017

“Patterns of Happiness” art exhibition opened at VAST

24 September 2017: An art exhibition titled “Patterns of Happiness” was formally opened at VAST’s Bhutan Art Gallery at Le Meridien Hotel and VAST Bhutan Contemporary Art Center, Chubachu in Thimphu on 24 September 2017. […]
September 22, 2017

Students from Changangkha visited RTA

A total of 71 students from Changangkha Middle Secondary School (MSS) in Thimphu visited RTA on 21 September 2017. They were given guided tours by curators in two groups to all exhibition galleries of RTA. […]
September 16, 2017

Students from Rinchen Kuenphen visited RTA

A total of 196 students from Rinchen Kuenphen Primary School in Thimphu visited RTA on 14 September 2017. All students are currently in fifth standard. The program was interactive and the students also had the […]
September 9, 2017

Royal Patron visits the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck visited the South Asia Gallery and the Buddhist Gallery with John Clarke and Avalon Fotheringham, Curators, Asian Department.    
September 1, 2017

Exhibition on Trima inaugurated at the RTA

An exhibition titled, “Trima: Discontinuous Weft Pattern” was officially inaugurated by Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck at the RTA on 31 August 2017. It is being organized by the Textile Museum and the Royal […]
August 28, 2017

RTA and VAST Bhutan signs MoU

The formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Royal Textile Academy (RTA) and the VAST Bhutan was signed today at the RTA to collaborate in organizing upcoming National Design and Art Competition.   It was signed […]
June 12, 2017

Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel’s Relics returned to their owners and custodians

The exhibition on “Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel: The Founding Father” closed on May 31, 2017. The exhibition was organized to commemorate the 400 years of the legacy of our founding father. The exhibition was opened on […]
June 9, 2017

RTA partakes in the First Bhutan-Thailand Festival

The first Bhutan – Thailand Festival was inaugurated today at the Youth Development Multipurpose Hall, Thimphu. It is organized to celebrate friendship and goodwill between the two Kingdoms with common spiritual heritage and shared cultural […]
June 3, 2017

Her Imperial Highness of Japan visits RTA

Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako of Akishino of Japan visited the Royal Textile Academy on June 3, 2017. Her Imperial Highness was received at the RTA by the Director General of the Department of Culture […]
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