Choki Traditional Art School in Bhutan helps preserve the traditional arts and crafts of this Himalayan country, such as weaving and thangka painting.

Lindsay Parnell explores the best contemporary literature, yak songs and travel writing to come out of Bhutan.

Bhutanese thanka painter Phurba Namgay has developed a ground-breaking new style of Bhutanese art, a fusion of classical east and contemporary west.

Lisa Napoli’s Radio Shangri-La charts her journey from cosmopolitan Los Angeles to the secluded and peaceful Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, where she discovers a new way of life, devoid of the frenzy of Western city life.

Treasures of the Thunder Dragon, A Portrait of Bhutan. Ashi Dorji Wangmo describes her view of the traditional value system of this Himalayan country.

Voluntary Artists’ Studio, Thimphu, (VAST) is a non profit organization aiming to provide opportunities for Bhutanese youth to participate and develop their creative talents and share social responsibilities through artistic explorations and other productive work.

A restored three-storey rammed-earth and timber building houses Bhutan's Folk Heritage Museum. The house replicates a traditional farmhouse and is furnished as it would have been about a century ago.

The National Textile Museum in Thimphu, established in 2001, is home to a substantial collection of antique textile artefacts exclusive to Bhutan, and aims to promote Bhutan's achievements in the field of traditional textile arts and patterns.

A renovated ancient Ta-dzong building housing more than 1,500 years of Bhutan's cultural heritage, the National Museum's rich holdings represent a remarkable blend of the past with the present and is a major attraction for local and foreign visitors.

Zhiwa Ling is a tribute to the ornate architectural arts of Bhutan. Environmentally conscious, every part of the hotel is handmade, from the massive carved wooden beams to the seemingly endless designs of the colorful ceilings and walls.

Amankora is a series of lodges across the central and western valleys of Bhutan, creatively unique and sympathetically balanced to their environment. Amankora can tailor journeys that include a combination of its lodges located in these beautiful Bhutanese valleys.

These luxury rooms and villas combine the colourful accents of traditional Bhutanese craftsmanship with clean-lined contemporary design. Nearby are cultural highlights of the Tiger's Nest monastery, and Thimphu’s museums and markets. Book it.