"The lives of the Nepali people and their art objects are elegant, vigorous, humorous, vibrant, romantic, sometimes even a bit wild.  The objects are born -- woven, hammered, carved, turned, painted -- out of the hands of artists both household and professional. Each object expresses something of its source in forest or clay pit or trade as well as something of the life it has led within a family and its culture. They are enlivened by their activities with the people -- dancing, grinding, winnowing, weaving, dining, worshipping. A gyanma great coat dances on the sunny slopes of Nyin, an anti pitcher reflects light as it pours liquor at a Newari feast, the burnished silver of a Maithili hansuli necklace speaks of the years of a woman's marriage. They dwell and thrive within their home landscapes, villages and homes, feasts, ceremonies and rituals."

Amatya Sattal was a rest house established by an Amatya family of Patan for preparation of rituals and feasts for rights of passage and annual occasions. Living Traditions Museum was established here in 2010 under an agreement with the Department of Archaeolgy and Guthi Sansthan.  Living Traditions Museum established gallery one in Amatya Sattal to display the artistic and cultural traditions of the various cultural groups within the four primary regions of Nepal. Living Traditions Museum added a solar electrical system, and a dormer window to increase lighting in the uppermost level.