Kathmandu, April 11 -- When we utter the word 'mountain', many things come to mind, as does the imagination of a collective identity of a people whose lives are punctuated with hardships of the difficult terrain they call 'home'.

The International Mountain Museum is just that- a space that represents an identity that is local, brought to the visitors through a carefully curated collection of images and objects.

Established and managed by the Nepal Mountaineering association, the museum building is housed within a 100-ropani land at Rata Pahiro in Pokhara. The 18-year-old museum building has a striking skyline roof, and the distinct honour of being the only mountain museum in the world from which three 8000m mountains are in sight- Annap...