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Home » Rajasthan Museums & Art Galleries
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| Rajasthan Museums & Art Galleries |
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| Museums and Art Galleries in Rajasthan: Museums in Ajmer, Museums in Alwar, Museums in Bharatpur, Museums in Chittorgarh, Museums in Jaipur, Museums in Jodhpur, Museums in Jaisalmer, Museums in Kota, Museums in Udaipur |
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Ajmer Government Museum Situated in the heart of old city and close to the railway station the museum is housed in the beautiful fort and palace built by the Mughal Emperor Jahagir in 1616. What is today commonly known as Magazine is the palace quarters where the emperors lived. After the British occupation in 1818 and during the first world war of Independence in 1857 it was used as the Rajputana Arsenal by the British which gave the name magazine.
Alwar Government Museum House in the old city place, it has a unique collection of arms, bidri work acquered and ivory work, musical instruments, stuffed animals, beautiful brass and pottery works from Jaipur, Multan, Bengal and Ceylon, miniature paintings and Persian and Sanskrit manuscripts.
Amber (Jaipur) Archaeological Museum Located in the Dil-e-A-aram Gardens, of Amer, the ancient capital of Jaipur, and established in 1949. Prior to this, the escavated material from Rairh, Bairat, Sambhar, Nagar etc. and the sculptures and epigraphs collected from various sites in the erstwhile Jaipur State were housed at Vidyadhar Gardens in Purana Ghat.
Virat Nagar Museum Virat Nagar museum Virat Nagar was the capital of the legendary Matsayadesh. Frequent refences of Matsayadesh have been made in the Indian epic- the Mahabharat. In the epic period, the area around the district of Jaipur, Alwar and Bharatpur came to be known as Matsayadesh with Virat Nagar as its capital. The museum, although not very large has the richest collection.
Bharatpur Government Museum Located in the centre of the famous Lohagarh Fort, the Bharatpur Museum houses a rich collection of archaeological wealth of the nearby areas as well as from the old Bharatpur State.
Bikaner Fort Museum Ganga Mahal, the imposing halls added by Maharaja Ganga Singh, now houses the Fort Museum. It contains a fine collection of antique Rajput weaponry, jade handle daggers, camel hide dhals (shiedls) and inliad handguns and camel guns.Gold and siliver howdahs, jhulas, palkis and a first world war biplane are on view.
Shri Sardul Museum and Anup Library Forts of the early 20th century Lallgarh Palace have been converted as a Museum containing a large numbers of items used and collected by Maharaja Ganga Singh and his successors.
Ganga Golden Jubilee Museum Ganga Mahal, the imposing halls added by Maharaja Ganga Singh, now houses the Fort Museum. It contains a fine collection of antique Rajput weaponry, jade handle daggers, camel hide dhals (shields) and inlaid handguns and camel guns. |
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| Hawa Mahal Museum |
| Hawa Mahal or the ‘Palace of Winds’ was built in 1799 by the poet king Sawai Pratap Singh for the royal ladies to enjoy the procession and day to day activities from the coll confinement of this majestic façade. |
| Read more About Hawa Mahal Museum |
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| Udaipur City Palace Museum |
| Udaipur, City Guide facilitates its visitors to come closer to the ethnic India tourism, by visiting to the royal City Palace in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Udaipur City Palace is one of the largest palaces in the world, encompassing some of the magnificent architectural splendors like City Palace Museum. |
| Read more About Udaipur City Palace Museum |
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