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 City Palace Museum -
Jaipur
Located within the City Palace
complex and nestled amidst old buildings, temples and the palace quarters,
this museum was founded in 1959 by Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II. The
exhibits consist of the ancestral collections built up by the successive
rulers of Amer and Jaipur. A small selection of paintings, manuscripts,
maps, carpets, textiles, costumes, weapons and armours was displayed in
the Pothikhana (library) and the Silehkhana or armoury (both of these in
their present form, were established in 1952) of the palace.
The Art Gallery is housed in the Diwan-i-Aam constructed for holding
important State functions. A variety of objects-miniature paintings,
illustrated manuscripts, decorated bookcovers, palm-leaf and Sanchipat
manuscripts, old printed books, gigantic Mughal carpets, gold and silver
Takhis-Rawan (movable throne), covered Ambabadis and open Howdahs,
palanquins and carriages with richly embroidered velvet coverings are
displayed in this gallery. There are rare bird and animal studies by Ustad
Mansur, court scenes, battle scenes, portraits and mythological paintings
by famous Mughal painters.
A very rare gold brocaded velvet throne carpet bearing seal marks and
notes dating back to 1605 A.D., two richly embroidered window curtains
belonging to the mid-seventeenth century and a finely woven gold and silk
circular Thal-Posh (dish cover) also belonging to the seventeenth century
are worthy of mention.
Address : Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Ji Museum Inside City Palace,
Jaipur
Timings : 9.30 A.M. to 4.45 P.M.
. 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.
Albert
Hall Museum - Jaipur 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 Archaeological Museum - Amer (Jaipur)
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.
Govt. Museum - Ajmer
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.
Bhartiya Lok Kala Museum - Udaipur
The interesting collection exhibited by this Indian folk arts
museum includes folk dresses, ornaments, puppets, masks, dolls, folk
musical instruments, folk deities and paintings.
Govt. Museum - Bharatpur
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.
Govt. Museum - Alwar
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.
Govt. Museum - Jodhpur
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.
Mehrangarh Museum - Jodhpur
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.
Umaid Bhavan Palace Museum - Jodhpur
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.
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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