Taragaon next

Taragaon next The hotel closed in the 1990s when the Hyatt Hotel was planned. After 2002 part of the complex was taken over by the management of the Casino.
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In the compound of the Hyatt Regency Kathmandu stands the former Taragaon Hotel, designed by Carl Pruscha in 1970, constructed in 1971/72 and later slightly enlarged. During the Hyatt construction process, 1997 to 2000, the hotel rooms were used by the team that guided and supervised the construction. After almost a decade, the Saraf Foundation expressed their wish to renovate and preserve the Tar

agaon Hotel and turn it into a Documentation Centre – documenting what artists, photographers, architects, anthropologists and Samskritists from abroad had contributed in the second half of the 20th century to identify, highlight and preserve the cultural heritage of the Kathmandu Valley. The project will invite all scholars and architects who came to Nepal in the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties to write down their personal experience. Emphasis is not on a complete record of publications and projects but on very personal views:

What made people love Nepal, what were the fascinating aspects of research and life in Nepal? Some 50 people were asked to write short texts. Their work will be demonstrated by displaying publications, maps, original drawings, paintings and photographs as flat exhibits and probably also selected objects. One room will be adapted for the screening of films. To become a contributor to the Taragaon Museum, or to get involved with The Saraf Foundation for Himalayan Traditions & Culture, you may contact

Roshan Mishra
[email protected]

Mahendra Boudhha Higher Secondary School at Taragaon Next's Micro-Folie Mondays! As part of our Creative Learning collab...
20/08/2026

Mahendra Boudhha Higher Secondary School at Taragaon Next's Micro-Folie Mondays! As part of our Creative Learning collaboration with Alliance Française de Katmandou, Taragaon Next is hosting Micro-Folie Mondays on the last Monday of every English month.

To book a school or group visit, please email [email protected]
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The Micro-Folie project is centered around a Digital Museum developed in collaboration with 12 founding national cultural institutions. Depending on the venue hosting the Micro-Folie and the project designed for and with the local community, several complementary modules can accompany the Digital Museum, including a Virtual Reality space, a stage, and a community gathering space. The aim is to create a welcoming, accessible, and multifunctional space offering a wide range of cultural and educational activities.
The Micro-Folie network has been built around a distinctive visual identity developed by La Villette. This identity is inspired by Bernard Tschumi's Folies—bright red architectural structures of various forms, all based on a cubic design. These Folies were created in 1983 as part of a major redevelopment project for Parc de la Villette, which had previously been the site of slaughterhouses. Tschumi's design transformed the 55-hectare area into a vibrant public park, preserving it from excessive urban development and creating a unique setting where culture, nature, and architecture coexist harmoniously.
[Creative learning, experiential learning, museums, exploration, virtual museum]

19/08/2026

Binod Shrestha hosted a series of exhibitions around Kathmandu Valley, all under the title of Silent Bone.

Curated by Bidhata K.C., the exhibition took on many forms, from performances to installations.

At Taragaon Next, the exhibition was titled Reliquaries for Remembrance which ran from June 28 - July 5, 2026.


[silent bone, simultaneous exhibitions, memory, loss, grief, binod shrestha]

18/08/2026

We love hosting young learners in our space, especially when they get to explore our Creative Learning programs!

Here is what Aayam, who got to experience the Taragaon Treasure Hunt with his friends, had to say about it: "The most exciting thing about the Treasure Hunt was that we got to see squirrels. And the most creative thing was that we had to find a gold fish on the carvings. And the only way we could see how old it was, was by reading what they wrote about the painting."

If you have a curious young learner, please reach out to us so they can explore the Taragaon Treasure Hunt or any of our other Creative Learning programs! The link to sign up is in our bio!

[Creative learning, treasure hunt, exploring, art, gamifiying learning, nature, exhibition, heritage]

Exhibition Opening: What Empire Took, What Empire Left: Museums, Borders and the Politics of Return in South Asia Curate...
18/08/2026

Exhibition Opening: What Empire Took, What Empire Left: Museums, Borders and the Politics of Return in South Asia
Curated by Dr. Arshiya Mansoor Lokhandwala for the Saraf Foundation, hosted at Taragaon Next
The exhibition starts on August 23, 2026 with a Symposium at 3 p.m. and the official opening at 4 p.m.
Exhibiting Artists: Temsüyanger Longkumer, Reetu Sattar, Shaurya Kumar, Raqs Media Collective, Mithu Sen, Divya Mehra, Marium Ghani, L.N. Tallur, Roshan Mishra, Bishal Manandhar, Jagath Weerasinghe
What Empire Took, What Empire Left emerges from a central provocation: what happens when the sacred is violently dislocated—not only from place, but from time, ritual, and meaning? Across South Asia, deities, manuscripts, and ritual objects have been removed from living contexts and reclassified within Western museums, where they are aestheticized, contained, and severed from the cosmologies that once animated them. This exhibition confronts that rupture.
Rather than simply narrating histories of loss, it interrogates the conditions that enabled such displacement—colonial epistemologies, illicit markets, institutional complicity, and the enduring frameworks of museology that privilege possession over presence. From Nepal’s emptied temples to the dispersal of India’s bronzes, from Gandharan sculptures in Pakistan to the systematic erosion of Bangladesh’s terracotta heritage, the exhibition traces a region-wide history of cultural dismemberment.
Yet this is not a lament. Through contemporary artistic practices, What Empire Took, What Empire Left activates a counter-archive—foregrounding acts of return not only as restitution, but as epistemic resistance. It calls for a rethinking of South Asian art history itself: not as a neutral canon of objects, but as a field marked by violence and in urgent need of decolonial reparation, where memory, belief, and sovereignty are reclaimed.
[new exhibition, artwork, heritage, repatriation, stolen heritage, south asian culture]

Exhibition Opening: What Empire Took, What Empire Left: Museums, Borders and the Politics of Return in South Asia Curate...
17/08/2026

Exhibition Opening: What Empire Took, What Empire Left: Museums, Borders and the Politics of Return in South Asia

Curated by Dr. Arshiya Mansoor Lokhandwala for the Saraf Foundation, hosted at Taragaon Next

The exhibition starts on August 23, 2026 with a Symposium at 3 p.m. and the official opening at 4 p.m.

Exhibiting Artists: Temsüyanger Longkumer, Reetu Sattar, Shaurya Kumar, Raqs Media Collective, Mithu Sen, Divya Mehra, Marium Ghani, L.N. Tallur, Roshan Mishra, Bishal Manandhar, Jagath Weerasinghe

What Empire Took, What Empire Left emerges from a central provocation: what happens when the sacred is violently dislocated—not only from place, but from time, ritual, and meaning? Across South Asia, deities, manuscripts, and ritual objects have been removed from living contexts and reclassified within Western museums, where they are aestheticized, contained, and severed from the cosmologies that once animated them. This exhibition confronts that rupture.
Rather than simply narrating histories of loss, it interrogates the conditions that enabled such displacement—colonial epistemologies, illicit markets, institutional complicity, and the enduring frameworks of museology that privilege possession over presence. From Nepal’s emptied temples to the dispersal of India’s bronzes, from Gandharan sculptures in Pakistan to the systematic erosion of Bangladesh’s terracotta heritage, the exhibition traces a region-wide history of cultural dismemberment.
Yet this is not a lament. Through contemporary artistic practices, What Empire Took, What Empire Left activates a counter-archive—foregrounding acts of return not only as restitution, but as epistemic resistance. It calls for a rethinking of South Asian art history itself: not as a neutral canon of objects, but as a field marked by violence and in urgent need of decolonial reparation, where memory, belief, and sovereignty are reclaimed.
[new exhibition, artwork, heritage, repatriation, stolen heritage, south asian culture]

14/08/2026

Announcing our Resident Artist #10: Amisha Maharjan!

“I am an emerging artist with a strong foundation in studio art, working across a variety of techniques and mediums, from textile crocheting and paper weaving to pen and ink, watercolor, and more. I completed my undergraduate degree in Fine Arts from Kathmandu University, School of Arts, Department of Art and Design. My artworks are experimental, letting materials and processes guide the outcome rather than following a fixed style or theme. I am proficient in digital tools like Illustrator and Blender, combining traditional craftsmanship with modern technology to create a flexible artistic practice. My work has been exhibited at notable venues such as Takpa Gallery, Nepal Art Council, and Patan Museum. I have also facilitated community art workshops with various organizations such as Doko Recyclers and Yuwa Nepal.”

Amisha wants to create and conduct research on the topics of agricultural land, urbanization and practices and knowledge tied to the land.

- Artist Residency at Taragaon Next is supported by the Saraf Foundation -
[residency, kathmandu, artists, installation, land, culture, agriculture, textiles, found objects, research, heritage, young artist, emerging artist]

12/08/2026

Free documentary screening happening at Taragaon Next on August 14 at 5 pm, in collaboration with Placemaking Nepal!

The documentary is ""Close Encounters of the 34th Avenue Kind"", a 68-minute film by Clarence Eckerson Jr. of Streetfilms (New York), exploring how communities transformed a residential street into a vibrant public space through an Open Streets initiative. While rooted in New York, its themes of public space, community, and placemaking are universally relevant and offer meaningful reflections for Kathmandu.

About the film:
During the Covid pandemic, NYC created an Open Street on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights and Corona, Queens — which was one of the city’s pandemic epicenter, where thousands died. The Open Street quickly became a lifeline to residents desperate to exercise or socialize in a socially responsible way. But even as the pandemic faded, residents quickly realized that the 34th Avenue Open Street had become an essential amenity in a neighborhood with among the lowest amount of park space per-capita.
Quickly, neighborhood activists rallied and got the administration of then-Mayor Bill de Blasio to commit to a full buildout of the Open Street into its current configuration: Paseo Park, which, as its name suggests, is a 1.3-mile long promenade for cycling, strolling and just connecting with neighbors.

About Placemaking Nepal:
Placemaking Nepal is a self-organized collective of placemakers including architects, urban designers, planners, researchers, geographers, heritage conservationists, artists, public space activists, social workers, journalists, and storytellers dedicated to Creating Meaningful Places for Memorable Experiences.
The initiative is led by Niharika Mathema, an architect, placemaker, and urban rejuvenator, who has been advancing the Placemaking movement in Nepal by fostering community-led urban transformation, collaborative partnerships, and people-centred public spaces.
[open spaces, urban planning, streets, public spaces, community led, urban transformation, collaboration, people-centered, placemaking, transformation, people first]

Happening on Saturday, August 15 at 3 PM, Taragaon Next, Boudha, Free EntryGet ready to shine at "Squirrels and Foxes V!...
11/08/2026

Happening on Saturday, August 15 at 3 PM, Taragaon Next, Boudha, Free Entry

Get ready to shine at "Squirrels and Foxes V! 🐿️🦊✨

This open stage event is the perfect place to showcase your talents. Whether you are an occasional performer or stepping onto the stage for the first time, this welcoming platform is open to any type of performance, from music and dance to poetry, storytelling, and stand-up comedy.

You can join the excitement as a performer or simply come as an audience member to cheer your friends on. While performers must register to secure a spot, audience members can just show up without signing up.

It is a completely free event designed to celebrate the innate creativity inside everyone, whether the crowd is small and intimate or loud and large.

So unleash your talents, express yourself, and bring your creative side to this open stage.
We cannot wait to see you shine!

Details:
Location: Taragaon Next, Boudha
Date: 15th August, 2026 (Saturday)
Time: 3 P.M onwards
Deadline: 12th August, 2026 (Wednesday)

What is Taragaon Next’s Creative Learning program Visual Echoes?Visual Echoes offers an opportunity to explore the tradi...
10/08/2026

What is Taragaon Next’s Creative Learning program Visual Echoes?

Visual Echoes offers an opportunity to explore the traditional tools used by the people of Bungamati, Nepal

As our heritage slowly disappears and many traditional tools are replaced by modern equipment, this program offers an opportunity to explore the lives of the people in Bungamati and the tools they once used

Visual Echoes seeks to highlight the significance of these tools from the 1960s, shedding light on the role they played in easing the lives of the community.

Grade level: 6 to 10
Age group: 6 to 14 years old
Curriculum Focus: Social Studies (History and Culture)
Program Length: 30 mins

If you are an educational institution or a guardian to a curious young mind, sign up for Visual Echoes and our various other Creative Learning programs via the link in our bio!
Or DM us to know more!
[bungmati, education, social studies, nepal, kathmandu, learning, tools, ancient, things to do as a family, school field trip]

06/08/2026

Gear up for Squirrels & Foxes 5: Taragaon's Open Stage!

Are you someone looking for a stage to showcase you talent? Were you looking for a space where you get to experiment and try something new? Then Squirrels & Foxes is for you!

Entry is free for everyone but we do require our performers to register! Link to register can be found in our bio.

See you on August 15 at 3 p.m.
[open stage, open mic, performance, free entry, free events August 15, things to do in Kathmandu, things to do in Boudha, Taragaon, showcase, talent show, standup, comedy, dance, singing, band]

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Taragaon Next, Taragaon Regency Hotels Ltd. (Hyatt Regency Kathmandu), Boudha
Kathmandu
44600

Opening Hours

Monday 10:00 - 17:30
Tuesday 10:00 - 17:30
Wednesday 10:00 - 17:30
Thursday 10:00 - 17:30
Friday 10:00 - 17:30
Saturday 10:00 - 17:30
Sunday 10:00 - 17:30

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