Tag: Lok Virsa
Artisans-at-work mesmerise visitors at Pakistan Week
The continuing weeklong activities of Pakistan Week featured artisans-at-work with participation of craft persons from across the country to mesmerize the visitors forgetting a...
Lok Virsa celebrates World Museum Day
The World Museum Day is observed annually all over the world today (18 May) with a view to highlight the importance, necessity and role...
Lok Virsa gets 49 million yen aid
The government of Japan has extended cultural grant of 49 million yen (approx. US $ 0.6 million) for “The Project for the Improvement of...
World Intellectual Property Day observed at Lok Virsa
A panel discussion on the eve of World Intellectual Property Day was held here at Shakarparian under the aegis of Lok Virsa (National Institute...
Lok Virsa festival explores beauty of Gilgit-Baltistan
The annual folk festival of Pakistan, the Lok Mela, being held at Shakarparian, under the aegis of the Lok Virsa has succeeded in presenting...
Folk festival projects indigenous culture
The folk festival of Pakistan (LOK MELA) organized by Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) has proved to be an important...
Lok Mela showcases indigenous craft heritage
The on-going folk festival of Pakistan, popularly known as “Lok Mela”, organised by Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) here at...
Firdous to open festival at Lok Virsa today
Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) and the Ministry of National Heritage and Integration, is holding its annual folk festival, popularly...
Lok Virsa to hold annual Lok Mela from 6th
Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) will hold its annual Lok Mela from April 6 to 15 for presenting glimpses of...
Unesco regional director visits Lok Virsa
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Regional Director Dr Kim Gwang-Jo on Saturday paid a visit to Lok Virsa (National Institute of...
Nowruz Festival opens at Lok Virsa
Nowruz, a festival that heralds the arrival of the spring season in the Persian world, was celebrated by the Lok Virsa (National Institute of...
Lok Virsa celebrates Pakistan Day
Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) on Friday celebrated Pakistan Day with a great fervor, enthusiasm and festivity here at Garden...
Thai princess visits Lok Virsa
Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited the Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) on Wednesday.
She was accompanied by Prime Minister’s...
National Women At Work Festival concludes at colourful ceremony
In a string of colourful activities, the five-day ‘National Women At-Work Festival’ concluded at Lok Virsa on Monday with a prestigious souvenir-distribution ceremony among...
Paper version of ‘Working with Sharks’ launched
Amid the colourful ambience of ‘National Women at Work Festival’ at Lok Virsa’s Heritage Museum on Friday, Dr Fouzia Saeed, a noted rights’ activist,...
Lok Virsa celebrates Music Freedom Day
Rights of musicians and composers to the freedom of expression are violated worldwide, but the strong support for Music Freedom Day demonstrates the will...
Safeguarding Kalash heritage
A workshop for the preparation of the nomination dossier for the inscription of Kalash on the UNESCO World Heritage List was held at the...