Bhutan Archives and Libraries


 * Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
 * If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
 * Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives and Library
National Library and Archives of Bhutan P.O. Box No. 185, Thimphu Kawangjangtsa Thimphu, Bhutan E-mail: library.bhutan@gmail.com Library Phone: +975-2-324314/333301 Library e-mail: nlablibrarian@gmail.com Archives Phone: 00975-2-329140 Fax: 00975-2-322693 Archives and collections Library Catalog

Endangered Archives: Bhutan
 * Digitization of 20 remote Bhutanese archives
 * Manuscript collection in Gangtey
 * Manuscripts at Drametse and Ogyen Choling
 * Manuscripts in Thadrak, Tshamdrak and Nyephug Temples
 * Dongkala, Chizing, Dodedra and Phajoding temple archives

Museums
National Museum of Bhutan Paro, Bhutan, (above the Rinpung Dzong) P.O. Box No. 1227, Paro, Bhutan Email: tadzongmuseum@gmail.com Website

Record Offices
Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs Department of Civil Registration and Census Post Box No.133, Tashichho dzong, Thimphu,Bhutan Telephone: +975-2-322301/322015/325173 Website