A Pictorial Exhibition was adapted from Claude Arpi exhibition on Tibet’s History. It illustrates the rich cultural, political and religious history of Tibet from its mythical origins on the world’s highest plateau to its modern day struggles following the occupation of Tibet by the People’s Republic of China.
Tibetan National Flag
Chortens at the west gate entrance to Lhasa, circa 1930s. Leslie Weir © Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
Medical practionner performing a special puja to cure his patient
Armor and costumes of the Religious King period
Lhasa Postmark
Border as agreed by British India and Tibet in March 1914. The red line is known as McMahon Line.
Signature of the 17-Point Agreement