Welcome to RTA
Her Majesty Gyalyum (Queen Mother) Sangay Choden Wangchuck
Weaving is an integral component of the culture and tradition of Bhutan. With the aim to preserve and promote this living art, the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan was instituted in May 2005 under the patronage of Her Majesty Gyalyum (Queen Mother) Sangay Choden Wangchuck as a non-government, non-profit organization.
The RTA was registered as a Civil Society Organization in line with the Civil Society Organization’s Act of Bhutan – 2007 on June 13, 2011 (Registration no. CSOA/PBO-12).
July 3, 2024
Her Majesty the Royal Patron Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck, along with Their Excellencies and other distinguished guests inaugurated the new exhibition titled “Hortha: The Supplementary Warp Pattern” at the lower gallery of the Textile Museum. […]
April 23, 2024
As part of the “𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑷𝒊𝒙𝒆𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝑭𝒂𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒔: 𝑫𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑾𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈” competition organized by the Royal Textile Academy and sponsored by the World Bank, the“𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚: 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑷𝒊𝒙𝒆𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝑭𝒂𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒔” […]
April 9, 2024
We congratulate all the winners for their outstanding creativity and craftsmanship. We also extend our appreciation to all the participants who took part in the competition and contributed to the promotion of Bhutanese textiles, arts […]
Our Programs
The Weaving School
The Weaving School trains students in traditional weaving, the art of yarn dyeing, contemporary skills related to design and color combinations, and also basics on business and book-keeping skills. As of June 2016, eleven batches comprising of more than 200 trainees have completed their training from the school.
The Textile Museum
The RTA operates a state of art museum to display its collection of artifacts to further the understanding of Bhutan’s rich textile traditions and way of life. The Museum consist of two galleries: The upper gallery which has a permanent display of the various types of textile weaves in the country and the lower gallery that showcases temporary exhibitions on special themes. These temporary exhibitions usually run for nine months.
The Textile Conservation Centre
The RTA is one of the first institutions in the country practicing and imparting internationally accepted methods and techniques of conservation and preservation of the priceless textiles and other artifacts. The conservation centre has not only been responsible for the preservation and conservation of our artifacts but also provided our service to restore many pieces from several Dzongs and monasteries in Bhutan.