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| The handicrafts and arts of
the land are marked with an exuberance of
color and culture and are held in high regard
all over the world. In addition to providing
overseas income, these crafts items have earned
state and the country enormous regard and
respect. Be it the exclusive blue pottery
or the planned gesso purses, the Thewa and
Meenakari jewelry or the marble and terracotta
idols, Rajasthan has stamped its distinct
remarkable, vivacious nature on these masterpieces
of art.
A complete variety of ornamental objects
are created in the area - the marble carvings
and tiny paintings, Phad and Pichwais, the
multi shaded carpets and rugs, the lively
Bandhej and block printed textiles, the
metal jewelry boxes and wooden artifacts,
the bone work and ivory engraved items,
the lac bangles and the affluent velvet
quilts, the entire pieces are preferred
souvenirs gathered by visitors on their
trip to this celebrated state.
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| Museums and Galleries in
Rajasthan |
| The land of gigantic castles,
extensive forts and elaborately engraved shrines
of multicolored tribes and courageous fighters,
of unparalleled variety of arts and crafts,
exclusive dance and music customs, is altering
at swift pace. Its enormous system of Museums
in big and little towns, archaeological sites
and the newly opened museums and art galleries
in the palaces of previous rulers of old states
have helped in conserving this grand legacy
for later |
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| AJMER GOVERNMENT MUSEUM:
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| Positioned in the heart of
the older city and close up to the railway
station the museum is housed in the gorgeous
fort and palace built by the Mughal Emperor
Akbar in 1570. What is today generally recognized
as Magazine is the palace quarters where the
emperors lived? Following the British occupation
in 1818 and throughout the first war of Independence
in 1857 it was used as the Rajputana Arsenal
by the British which gave the name magazine.
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| ALWAR GOVERNMENT MUSEUM:
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| Housed in the old City Palace,
it has a exceptional compilation of arms,
bidri work, lacquered and ivory work, melodious
instruments, stuffed animals, gorgeous brass
and pottery works from Jaipur, Multan, Bengal
and Ceylon, tiny paintings and Persian and
Sanskrit manuscripts. The museum is separated
into 3 main parts, each housed in a big hall. |
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| AMER (JAIPUR) ARCHAEOLOGICAL
MUSEUM: |
| Positioned in the Dil-E-Aaram
Gardens, of Amer, the prehistoric capital
of Jaipur, and established in 1949, the museum
is separated into 3 sections. It houses dug
out material from Rairh, Bairat, Sambar, Nagar
etc. and the sculptures and epigraphs collected
from various sites in the former Jaipur State. |
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| BHARATPUR COVERNAIENT MUSEUM:
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| Positioned in the heart of
the well-known Lohagarh Fort, the Bharatpur
Museum houses a wealthy compilation of archaeological
wealth of the close by areas as from the old
Bharatpur State. The gigantic extravagant
structure Kachahari Kalan, once the administrative
building block of the rulers of Bharatpur
state, was transformed into a Museum in 1944.
It displays sculptures found at some stage
in the mining of old villages. |
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| FORT MUSEUM, JUNAGARH FORT,
BIKANER: |
| Ganga Mahal, the magnificent
halls added by Maharaja Gailga Singh, now
houses the Fort Museum. It holds an excellent
compilation of historic Rajput weaponry, jade
handle daggers, camel hide and inlaid handguns
and camel guns. Other important objects include
a pair of drums belonging to the saint who
foretold the basis of the empire by Rao Bika
for 450 years. |
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| GANGA GOLDEN JUBILEE MUSEUM,
BIKANER: |
| Set-up close to the Lalgarh
Palace in 1937, on the occasion of the Golden
Jubilee celebrations of Maharaja Gailga Singh
this Museum now run by the Government of Rajasthan,
was relocated to a fresh structure in the
Civil Lines in 1954. A few chief parts of
the museum are: Maharaja Ganga Singh Memorial,
local Arts and Crafts, Sculptures, Terracotta
and Bronzes Armory, Miniature Paintings and
Folk-Arts. |
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| CHITTAURGARH - FATEH PRAKASH
PALACE MUSEUM: |
| In the interiors of the historical
Chittorgarh Fort, one large section of the
Fateh Prakash Palace was transformed into
a museum in 1968. It has an enormous compilation
of sculptures. Among the significant ones
are Ganapati (8-9th century) from Pangarh:
Indra and Jain Ambica statues from Rashmi
village. |
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| DUNGARPUR MUSEUM: |
| A recently made museum named
"Rajmata Devendra Kunwar State Museum
and Cultural Centre, Dungarpur" was thrown
open to public in 1988. The sculpture gallery
of the museum throws light on the olden times
of Vagad Pradesh that was spread over the
present areas of Dungarpur, Banswara and tehsil
Kherwara of Udaipur district. |
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| Jaipur - Albert hall museum: |
| Positioned in the heart of
the extensive Ram Niwas Bagh, this is the
oldest Museum in the State. It was built in
1876 when King Edward VII visited India as
the Prince of Wales. It was opened to public
in 1886. |
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| Modern art gallery - Ram
Niwas Bagh: |
| A petite gallery in the first
story of the Ravindra Manch Auditorium shows
an assortment of works by the well known modern
artists and sculptors of Rajasthan. |
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| Hawa Mahal museum - Jaipur:
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| Immediately at the back of
the stunning Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds)
in the adjacent Pratap Mandir, a museum was
established in the year 1983. Conserved here
is the sculptural legacy collected from Ganeshwar,
Virat Nagar, Raid, Sambar and Nagar. |
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| Maharaja sawai man singh
ii museum, Jaipur: |
| Positioned inside the City
palace compound and nested amidst old buildings,
shrines and the palace lodgings, this museum
was founded in 1959 by Maharaja Sawai Man
Singh II. It exhibits ancestral collections
built up by the successive rulers of Amer
and Jaipur. |
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| Jaiselmer folklore museum: |
| It is a fine museum separated
into 6 parts and has an affluent compilation
of paintings, photographs, costumes, hairstyles
and jewelry, utility articles of rustic life,
camel and horse garlands, fossils, decorative
arches, as well as articles associated with
folk and cultural ways of life. |
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| Jaiselmer - government museum:
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| This museum is positioned on
Police Line Road near Moomal Hotel, and was
opened in 1984. It houses a huge compilation
of wood and marine fossils and gives a close
look into the geographical history of the
region. Sculptures from the ancient townships
of Kiradu and Lodurva dating back to the 12th
century pulsate with youth and grace and depict
the skill of the time. |
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| Jhalawar - government museum:
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| Positioned in the old Garh
Palace near Bhawani Natya Shala is the Government
Museum. The sculptures and architectural fragments
of the 8th century city of the Chandravati
and sculptures and epigraphs from the Jhalrapatan
region fill its galleries. |
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| Jodhpur - government museum:
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| Positioned in the Umaid gardens
on High Court Road, it has a big and rather
appealing compilation. There are many stuffed
animal, including a number of desert birds
in two glass cases, each with a thorn bush.
The military section includes cumbersome wooden
biplane models and an extraordinary brass
battleship. |
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| Jodhpur- Meharangarh fort
museum: |
| An outstanding museum with
exceptional and fascinating artifacts, textiles,
paintings, transport items etc. laid out with
utmost care and thought. The Palanquin and
Howdah Galleries display a superb collection
of old and costly specimens of great historical
value. |
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| Jodhpur - Umaid Bhawan palace
museum: |
| The ruling ancestors of Jodhpur
have lately transformed a fraction of their
gigantic Umaid Bhawan Palace as a palace museum.
Items on exhibition are exceptional compilation
of rocks, watches, fine china, ornate mirrored
furniture, glass and crystal ware, photographs
etc. |
