Patan Museum

Patan Museum
पाटन संग्रहालय
Clockwise from top: Façade of the museum, Golden window, Garden of the royal palace, Golden gate
Established1982 (1982)
LocationPatan Durbar Square, Lalitpur, Nepal
Coordinates27°40′23″N 85°19′32″E / 27.6730952°N 85.3256380°E / 27.6730952; 85.3256380
TypeHistory museum
Visitors175,851 (2020)
DirectorDamodar Gautam
OwnerMinistry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
WebsiteOfficial website

The Patan Museum (Nepali: पाटन संग्रहालय) is a museum located in Patan, Lalitpur, Nepal. The museum falls under the UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. The Patan Museum was inaugurated in 1997 by Late King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah. The Patan Museum displays the traditional sacred arts of Nepal in an illustrious architectural setting. Its home is an old residential court of Patan Durbar, one of the royal palaces of former Malla Kings of the Kathmandu Valley. The museum quadrangle is known as Keshav Narayan Chowk.