Established in the Year of Compassion, 2025, to celebrate His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, the Tibetan Art Conservation and Research Association (TACRA) forms a coalition of scholars, professionals, Tibetan community members, and Buddhist practitioners who study, protect, and educate on Tibetan tangible and intangible heritage.

Based in the UK, we work internationally to create a platform where knowledge can be exchanged freely, and where Tibetans feel empowered to inherit, reinterpret, and protect their heritage. We aim to foster open-minded collaboration across communities, disciplines, cultural contexts, and political stances, encouraging dialogue that influences the way in which Tibetan histories and art are engaged with in the present.