Royal Textile Academy

Bhutan’s best museum is located at Royal Textile Academy, which was started in May 2005 with an aim to preserve and showcase the traditional art of Bhutan, weaving. It was started under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Mother Sangay Choden Wangchuck as a non-profit organisation. The objective of this organisation has been to develop conservation centre to restore the Bhutanese textile, as well as provide the professional training to men and women in weaving and textile. The training is given free of cost to the women in lieu of promoting women empowerment. The Royal Textile Academy is Bhutan’s first institute to educate, train, and fill the younger generation with a comprehensive knowledge of the country’s textiles.