The grand opening ceremony of the International Mountain Museum (IMM) in Pokhara, scheduled for May 29 to coincide with the first conquest of Everest 50 years ago, has been postponed till early next year.An executive committee meeting of Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has decided to postpone its opening since artifacts related to mountaineering have yet to be collected.The IMM, being constructed at the initiative of NMA, with the support and cooperation of His Majesty's Government, various foreign alpine clubs and individuals, will now be formally opened on February 5 next year."We are still collecting artifacts for the museum," Ang Tshering Sherpa, the NMA President, told The Rising Nepal today. "The hectic schedule for the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the first ascent of Mt. Everest in May this year has also forced us to postpone the opening ceremony." The construction of the museum's structure is complete. According to Sherpa, all Everest summiteers have been requested to bring their artifacts and biographies with them during their visit to Nepal in May this year. Most of the donors to the museum are from Japan.
An artifact collection committee has been formed under NMA vice-president Zimba Zangbu Sherpa.The museum, which will be an additional tourist attraction, is expected to increase the number as well as stay of tourists in Pokhara. It will display, document and record the progeny, natural history, and cultures of the Himalaya and other mountains in the world. It will also chronicle the history of mountaineering on the Himalaya and other mountain ranges, and be used as an educational and recreational center for mountaineers, tourists, students and researchers.
The museum will contain a hall dedicated to the Himalaya, a hall on international mountains, a hall of fame, and a hall of expeditions.The grand opening ceremony of the International Mountain Museum (IMM) in Pokhara, scheduled for May 29 to coincide with the first conquest of Everest 50 years ago, has been postponed till early next year.
An executive committee meeting of Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has decided to postpone its opening since artifacts related to mountaineering have yet to be collected.The IMM, being constructed at the initiative of NMA, with the support and cooperation of His Majesty's Government, various foreign alpine clubs and individuals, will now be formally opened on February 5 next year."We are still collecting artifacts for the museum," Ang Tshering Sherpa, the NMA President, told The Rising Nepal today. "The hectic schedule for the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the first ascent of Mt. Everest in May this year has also forced us to postpone the opening ceremony." The construction of the museum's structure is complete. According to Sherpa, all Everest summiteers have been requested to bring their artifacts and biographies with them during their visit to Nepal in May this year. Most of the donors to the museum are from Japan.
An artifact collection committee has been formed under NMA vice-president Zimba Zangbu Sherpa.The museum, which will be an additional tourist attraction, is expected to increase the number as well as stay of tourists in Pokhara. It will display, document and record the progeny, natural history, and cultures of the Himalaya and other mountains in the world. It will also chronicle the history of mountaineering on the Himalaya and other mountain ranges, and be used as an educational and recreational center for mountaineers, tourists, students and researchers.
