The main objective of this visit was surveying the TMLC site’s physical configuration and staking out the boundaries separating property owned and to be controlled by TMLC and adjacent land holdings in Tamagi. Stone fences have now been erected along the borders in order to clearly demarcate the TMLC land holdings for future reference. Access road, parking and maneuvering space for vehicles arriving at the TMLC site have also been expanded and upgraded. The foundation for a 1,60 x 1,00 meter marble stone displaying the names of supporters and contributors has also been erected next to the main museum building. The names will be engraved by stone masons in Patan at a later point.
Remaining work on the visitors’ toilet and mounting of iron railing in the multi-function café/tea house is currently nearing completion.
The legal process required to register TMLC as an independent non-profit organization under Nepali law is ongoing. Finding capable and committed individuals to fill the various organizational positions as specified by the legal framework has proved to be more time-consuming than anticipated. However, Basudha and our legal advisor are making good progress.
In March and April 2020 a team consisting of Hem, Per and two experts from Mid-Troms Museum in Bardufoss, Norway (a dynamic regional museum above the Arctic Circle – see previous posting) will arrive in Tamagi to start design and production of the museum’s main exhibits as well as conceptualization of the TMLC satellite sites along the path that will guide visitors to various points of interest in Tamagi.