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| RAJASTHAN
- the land of massive forts, sprawling
palaces and intricately carved temples
ofcolourful tribes and brave warriors,
of unrivalledform of arts and crafts,
unique dance and music traditions, is
changing at rapid pace. Its vast network
of Museums in large and small towns,
archaeological sites and the recently
opened museums and art galleries in
the palaces of erstwhile rulers of old
states help to preserve this great heritage
for posterity. |
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AJMER GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
: Situated in the heart of the old city
and close to the railway station the museum
is housed in the beautiful fort and palace
built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1570.
It was here that the British envoy Sir Thomas
Roe met Emperor jahangir in 1616. What is
today commonly known as Magazine is the
palace quarters where the emperors lived.
After British occupation in 1818 and during
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: Housed
in the old City Palace, it has a unique
collection of arms, bidri work, lacquered
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. The museum is divided into
three major sections, each housed in a big
hall.
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| AMER (JAIPUR) ARCHAEOLOGICAL
MUSEUM : Located in the Dil-e-Aaram Gardens,
of Amer, the ancient capital of Jaipur, and
established in 1949. Prior to this, the excavated
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 Chat. In July 1949 the entire collection
was transferred to Dil-e-Aaram Garden, a part
of the old palace at Amer. An Art Gallery
was inaugurated in 1992 in this complex.The
museum is divided into three sections. |
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BAIRAT VIRAT NAGAR MUSEUM : Virat
Nagar was the capital of the legendary Matsayadesli.
Frequent references 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.
The excavated material like potteries, pikkins,
old coins, seals, metallic pieces, weapons
and statues are exhibited here.
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| BHARATPUR COVERNAIENT 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 from the old Bharatpiir
State. The huge palatial building Kachahari
Kalan, once the administrative block of the
rulers of Bharatpur state, was converted into
a Museum in 1944. Lateron, the Kamra Khas
(personal chamber) building on the first floor
was added to the museum. It exhibits sculptures
found during the excavation of old villages
e.g. Noh, Mailah, Bareh, Bayana etc. ranging
from the Kuslian period. |
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| FORT MUSEUM, JUNAGARH FORT,
BIKANER : Ganga Mahal, the imposing halls
added by Maharaja Gailga Singh, now houses
the Fort Museum. It contains a fine collection
of antique Rajput, weaponry, jade handle daggers,
camel hide d17als (shields) and inlaid handguns
and camel guns. Cold and silver howdahs, jhulas,
kis and a firstworld war biplane are on view.
Other important objects include a pairof drums
belonging to jamblioji, the saint who predicted
the foundation of the dynasty by Rao Bika
for 450 years. Photographs and items of personal
use by Maharaja Ganga Singh and miniatures
are also on view. |
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GANGA GOLDEN JUBILEE MUSEUM,
BIKANER : Established near the lailgarh
Palace in 1937 oil the eve of the Golden Jubilee
celebrations of Maharaja Gaiiga Singh this
Museum now run by the Government of Rajasthan,
was shifted to a new building in the Civil
Lines in 1954. Some principal sections of
the museum are:
Maharaja Ganga Singh Memorial · local
Arts and Crafts · History· Sculpture,
Terracotta and Bronzes Armoury · Miniature
Paintings and Folk-Arts · Dr. L.P.
Tessitori Memorial Section. Lithoprints of
the British Interpretation of the war of Independence
1857. |
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| CHITTAURGARH - FATEH PRAKASH
PALACE MUSEUM : Inside the historical
Chittuargarh Fort, one big portion of the
Fateh Prakash Palace was converted into a
museum in 1968. It has a great collection
of sculptures. Amongst the important ones
are Ganpati (8-9th century) from Pangarh :
Indra and Jain Ambica statues from Rashmi
village of podt medivial period. Also are
desplayed weapons, daggers and armoury. |
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| DUNGARPUR MUSEUM : A
newly constructed museum named "Rajmata
Devendra Kunwar State Museum and Cultural
Centre, Dungarpur" was opened to public
in 1988. The sculpture gallery of the museum
throws light on the history 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
: Located in the centre of the sprawling
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 small gallery in the first
floor of the Ravindra Manch Auditorium shows
a selection of works by the well known modern
artists and sculptors of Rajasthan. |
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| HAWA MAHAL MUSEUM - JAIPUR
: Just behind the beautiful Hawa Mahal(Palace
of Winds) in the adjoining Partap Mandir,
a museum was setup in the year 1983. Preserved
here is the sculptural heritage collected
from Ganeshwar, Virat Nagar, Raid, Sambhar
and Nagar. |
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| MAHARAJA SAWAI MAN SINGH
II MUSEUM, JAIPUR : Located within the
City palace complex and nested amidst old
buildings, temples and the palace quarters,
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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| JAISALMER FOLKLORE MUSEUM
: A well organized museum divided into
six sections and has a rich collection of
paintings, photographs, costumes, hairstyles
and jewelry, utility articles of rural life,
camel and horse decorations, fossils, ornamental
arches, as well as articles connected with
folk and cultural lifestyles.
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| JAISALMER - GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
: The Govt. museum in Jaisalmer is situated
on Police Line Road near Moomal Hotel. It
was opened in 1984. It houses a large collection
of wood and marine fossils and gives an insight
into the geological past of the area. 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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JAHLAWAR - GOVERNMENT MUSEUM : Situated
in the old Garh Palace near Bhawani Natya
Shala, is the Goverment 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
: Located in the Umaid gardens on High
Court Road, it has a large and fairly interesting
collection. There are many stuffed animal,
inclusing 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 battelship. |
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JODHPUR- MEHRANGARH FORT MUSEUM :
An excellent museum with rare and interesting
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 family of Jodhpur
has recently converted a part of the gigantic
Umaid Bhawan Palace as a palace museum. Items
on display are rare collection of rocks, watches,
fine china, ornate mirrored furniture, glass
and crystal ware, photographs etc. |
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