Over 4.777 million people, both domestic and foreign, have visited the Narayanhiti Palace, which has been a museum since 2065 BS, in the past 17 years.
With the end of the Shah dynasty, the Narayanhiti Palace was converted into a museum 17 years ago.
Although the then Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala formally inaugurated the Narayanhiti Palace Museum on Asad 1, 2065, it was opened to the public from Falgun 15. In the 17 years since its establishment, the museum has been visited by 4.777 million domestic and foreign tourists.
The same number of tourists have visited the museum since its establishment until mid-Mangsir last year. In the fiscal year 2081/82, 260,000 people visited the Narayanhiti Palace Museum, while 46,700 people visited from Shrawan to mid-Mangsir of the current fiscal year, said Purushottam Thapa, Information Officer of the Narayanhiti Palace Museum and Republic Monument Management and Operation Development Committee.
The government has been charging Rs 50 for students, Rs 200 for Nepalis, Rs 500 for citizens of SAARC countries and Rs 1,000 for foreigners for entry to the museum.
The museum is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of every week, but remains open on Saturdays and other holidays.
