National Museum of Nepal was established in 1928 AD and is located about 2km west of Kathmandu. It was originally meant to be an arsenal museum. The building itself is very old and was constructed in the early 19th century. The original name of this museum was "The Stone House of Arms and Ammunitions". It was opened as a public museum in the year 1938. It has a impressive collection of Nepal’s weapons and artifacts from ancient, medieval and modern periods. It has separate galleries devoted to statues, paintings, murals, coins and weapons. Its archaeological and historical displays are worth seeing. The museum is closed on Sunday/ Monday and on governmental holidays.
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