Rajasthan is the majestic forts dotted with several big palaces and temples, renowned for its architectural excellence and design. The extensive network of museums in Rajasthan are the most revered archaeological sites and newly opened museums and art galleries in the palaces of the erstwhile rulers of old states help to preserve this great heritage of the state of Rajasthan.
Museums are the safest way to get a clear and detailed considerate of the rich culture, traditions, art, history, crafts and other remarkable features typical of a region and also offer you the chance to glimpse few of the rarest and most items fine which has been found in the world. Rajasthan has a number of museums with a collection nicer on your screen. We present here some of the most remarkable museums in the state:
Mehrangarh Fort Museum, Jodhpur: Inside the Mehrangarh Fort of Jodhpur, this outstanding museum boasts of uncommon and interesting artifacts, textiles, painting transport items and its Palanquin Gallery and Howdah Gallery display a few of the most captivating historic items that are both old and costly.
Arabic And Persian Research Institute, Tonk: located in the only-Muslim princely state of Rajasthan, this research institute houses a extraordinary collection of Mughal literature, unpublished books and manuscripts of Muslim poets written in Arabic, Persian and Urdu, primarily from India, Iran and Arabian countries.
Birla Museum of Science and Technology, Pilani: Located on the campus of Vidya Vihar and famous Birla Museum of Science and Technology, Pilani, the museum sheds light on different aspects of engineering science. Have on your screen the latest scientific equipment, models of materials science and illustrative diagrams, working models, charts and photographs that are used as tools to explain the principles of science cumbersome.
Fateh Prakash Palace Museum, Chittorgarh: On the premises of the Chittaurgarh Fort, the palace museum occupies an important part of Fateh Prakash Palace since 1968. You have on your screen later medieval sculptures including Ganpati goes back to the eighth-ninth of Pangarh and lndra and Ambica statues from Rashmi village and beautiful clay models of the local tribal population in their traditional costumes. The main sections are Archaeology Museum, art gallery, coins, wooden handicrafts, mainly from the village of Bassi, Arms and Armory and tribal life.
Government Central Museum (Albert Hall), Jaipur: Set amid gardens of Ram Niwas Bagh in Jaipur, this museum is considered to be the state's oldest museum, designed by Colonel Sir Swinton Jacob in 1876 to welcome the King Edward VII as Prince of Wales during his visit to India. It opened ten years later. This museum features a variety of rare items on your screen, such as metal and wood crafts, pottery, weapons and arms, textiles, tapestries, paintings, flora and fauna of the state, toys, dolls, famous carpet, which represents the scene a Persian rug water garden with flowing water, purchased at a high price by Mirza Raja Jai Singh I of Shah Abbas of Persia, and even an Egyptian mummy belonging to the Ptolemaic era. Miniature paintings also shows a series of sub-schools of Rajasthan.
Government Shri Bangar. Museum, Pali: Rich with a rare collection of antiquities acquired as contributions from the region of Pali and the desert of the ancient kingdoms of Godwar and Marwar, Shri Bangar Govenement Pali Museum offers a bird's-eye view of the evolution of cultural wealth of the region's past to present on your screen has some magnificent sculptures, stones, coins, costumes, jewelry and musical instruments and supplies Bhimana clay.
Govt. Museum, Jhalawar: Located in the former Jhalawar Garh Palace, the Museum of the Government in its display of the eighth century sculptures and pieces of the architectural remains of Chandravati and headings Jhalrapatan region together with the many paintings and manuscripts in the area .
Govt. Museum Mandore: Noted for its beautifully carved cenotaphs, Hall of Heroes Museum, the Government of the ancient capital of Marwar has a magnificent natural history section, where you can see an African Bison and a crocodile, 11 feet long. An entire section of miniature paintings of Raga-Raginis, sculptures of gods and goddesses, especially those in the 12 century dancer and Krishna Leela Kiradu carved on a large stone with carvings Devals, chattris, pavilions and a tower Ek Thambo lends an ethereal beauty to the museum because of its elaborate architecture.
Hawa Mahal Museum, Jaipur: located behind the delicately carved Hawa Mahal of Jaipur in the marching Partap Mandir, this museum was constructed in 1983 and houses such sculptural heritage collections as terracotta items, antiquities, fish hooks, pointer heads, swords, helmets and individual belongings of the former Maharajas of Jaipur. Its m ain attraction is a large storage vessel dating back to 2nd century found during archaeology at Naliasar in Sambhar.
Maharaja Sawai Man Singh (II), Museum, Jaipur: Located within the compound of City Palace, the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II designed this museum, which housed the ancestral collections built up by successive rulers of Amer and Jaipur. However, access to the museum is limited to selective visitors and dignitaries to special authorization from the Maharaja. In 1959, this private museum opened to the public with its two main wings are Pothikhana (showing rare collection of paintings and more than 16,000 volumes of manuscripts) and Silehkhana (arsenal) and the addition of a new gallery of clothing and textiles .
Virat Nagar Museum Bairat: virat Nagar mentioned in the great Indian epic the Mahabharata as the capital of the legendary Matsayadesh. A small but perhaps the richest museum, here you can see some of the best potteries excavated, seals, metallic pieces, pikkins, old coins, weapons and statues.
Archaeological Museum, Udaipur: The Ahar Museum, Udaipur is a diverse collection of findings from the excavations that create a city of 4,000 years old, on the mound of Dhulkot. The museum's main attractions are the skin of the debugger, seals and the pot of grain from the first century BC, animal figures, stone weights and balls.
City Palace Museum, Udaipur: Located within the palace complex of the City Palace stood on the banks of Lake Pichola in Udaipur, was established in 1890 and is one of the first museums in the state and embraces the Mor Chowk decorated with mosaics beautiful peacock, Manak (Ruby) Mahal with glass and porcelain figures, Krishna Vilas with beautiful miniatures, Bhim Vilas with Radha - Krishna wall paintings, Bari Mahal, the center, Moti Mahal with jobs for the mirror and the Taj Chini covered with ornamental tiles.
Folklore Museum, Jaisalmer: situated on the banks of the Gadsisar Lake in Mehar Bagh Garden of Jaisalmer, this museum was built up in 1984 and is split up into 6 sections with a rich collection of paintings, photographs, traditional costumes, hairstyles, jewellery, everyday items of utilize in rural life, the embellishments of camels and horses and lots of such articles connected to the folk and cultural lifestyles of the natives.
Govt. Museum, Ajmer: The Government of India with the aim of collecting and preserving many unique objects of antiquarian interest, which lay scattered and neglected all over Rajasthan, the Museum began in 1908. Located in the fortress and palace built by the Mughal emperor Jehangir in 1616, was appointed as the Rajputana Museum and its main sections are devoted to the sculptures, epigraphs, prehistoric antiquities, arms and weapons.
Govt. Museum, Bharatpur: In the middle of the fortress Lohagarh, the palatial home of Bharatpur Museum kachahari Kalan was once the administrative closure of the rulers of Bharatpur and has become a museum in 1944. Sculptures exhibited in the excavations of the ancient peoples of the region, as Noh, Mallah, Bareh, Bayana back to 1 from age to age 19 and also the arms and weapons belonging to the Jat rulers of medieval times, paintings, manuscripts , craft shows and local zoos.
Govt. Museum, Jodhpur: Located in the Umaid Gardens in Jodhpur, this museum exhibits the government a stuffed animal, comprising a number of desert birds in two cabinets, each with a thorny bush. The military section of the museum comprise bulky wooden biplane models and a bronze warship unusual.
Govt. Museum, Mount Abu: The museum established in 1962 at the premises of Raj Bhawan to preserve the archaeological wealth of Mount Abu is notable for its exhibitions, such as indigenous weapons, musical instruments and ornaments of the ladies, miniature paintings of raga-raginis , wood carvings, finely wrought Devdasis or Nartakis (Dancers) statues of 6 from age to age 12 who belongs to an ancient town called Chandravati (local heroin Achalgarh) registration plate and the collection of Abu who boasts of 404 sculptures, the most notable is the 3 feet tall Vish Kanya (snake goddess), shown breast-feeding a snake.
Bhartiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur: A little museum neat the City Palace of Udaipur, it was laid out as a measure of the preservation of folk arts of the area including dresses, dolls, masks, musical instruments and paintings. The puppets are particularly remarkable.
Shilp Gram, Udaipur: A Living Museum, Shilpgram is on the banks of lake Fateh Sagar, 6 km from the city palace of Udaipur. It's literally a town of artisans, with 26 replica cabins and has an extensive collection of folk art, including dolls and musical instruments and provides excellent glimpses of the tribal lifestyle of Rajasthan.
Fort Museum, Bikaner: Within the precincts of the Taj Ganges to Junagarh Fort in Bikaner Fort Museum has an excellent collection of ancient arms and weapons of Rajput, jade handle daggers, camel hide shields, pistols adorned with gold and 'howdahs' Silver (the seat made especially for an elephant ride) and a biplane of the First World War.
Archaeological Museum, Amer: Moves to the-e-Dil Aram Gardens Amer, the ancient capital of Jaipur, in July 1949 Vidyadhar Gardens in Purana Ghat, which houses the archaeological evidence from excavations in Rairh, Bairat, Sambhar , Nagar, PAMV, Bansi and Nagar vir € ~ and sculptures and epigraphs collected from various sites in the former state of Jaipur.
Dungarpur Museum, Dungarpur: Founded in 1988, "Kunwar Devendra Rajmata State Museum and Cultural Centre, Dungarpur has a gallery of sculptures of the museum, which sheds light on the history of Vagad Pradesh (the former princely state in the region) and a panel of Pictures the Maharaja of Dungarpur one-time State and photographs of historical interest.
Ganga Golden Jubilee Bikaner: Originally established near Lalgarh Palace in 1937 on the eve of the golden jubilee celebrations of Maharaja Ganga Singh, this museum in Bikaner was transferred to a new building on the lines of civilians in 1954. The main exhibitions of the museum can be classified as local handicraft items in the region, sculptures, terracotta and bronze weapons and weapons, miniatures and lithographic prints of the British interpretation of the War of Independence of 1857.
Govt. Museum, Alwar: Located in the former palace of the city of Alwar, has an exclusive collection of weapons, Bidri work, work animals dolls, lacquer and off-white, miniature paintings, musical instruments, beautiful brass and pottery works Jaipur, Multan, Bengal and Ceylon and the Persian and Sanskrit manuscripts. There are three main sections of the museum - the first section houses various archaeological finds, mainly sculptures and religious inscriptions, the second section has several manuscripts in Persian including Gulistan S'adi and fabulous paintings of Mughal and Rajput schools and the third is the array of state rulers.
Govt. Museum, Jaisalmer: The Government Museum in Jaisalmer is located in the Police Line Road, opened in 1984. Houses an extensive collection of marine fossils and wood and sculpture dating from the 12 municipalities of the former and sepicts Lodurva Kiradu and elegant young age.
Govt. Museum, Kota: Kota This museum was originally located in Hawa Mahal on the entrance to the fortress and has now moved to the Brij Vilas Palace. Primarily known for its collection of sculptures, paintings and Mughal coins, has been divided in the archaeological section, section painting, and manuscripts section of the local arts and crafts of the region Hadoti.
Govt. Museum, Udaipur: The Government Museum of Udaipur was initially located in Gulab Bagh in the name of Victoria Hall Museum, has been transferred to Karan Vilas Mahal within the premises of City Palace. Is dying light on the rich culture and heritage of Rajasthan all the way through his extensive collection of items excavated inscriptions dating from the second to seventeenth century BC AD, sculptures, paintings and handicrafts. The museum also has an interesting collection of colorful turbans Mewari.
Rao Madho Singh Museum Trust, Kota: Located on the premises of the old and massive Fort Palace Kota 17 century, this museum houses a rich collection of family treasures, such as arms and weapons, miniatures, real objects, furniture and photographs. The upper galleries house Laksh Bhandar, Arjun Taj, Taj Mahal and Baka Chhatri on your screen with some of the best mural paintings of the Kota school.
Umaid Bhawan Palace Museum, Jodhpur: With a large part of the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, this museum displays a few of the most uncommon of watches and clocks, china, elaborate mirrored furniture, glass and crystal items and photographs. The palace is said to be one of the most prominent private residences in the world.
