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 Himachal
State Museum
The Himachal State
Museum displays
sculpture,
paintings,
decorative arts,
jewellery, wood
carvings,
manuscripts, arms
and armoury. Also on
view are Stone Age
tools and
implements.
prehistoric pottery
and terracotta.
Himachal State
Museum
Near Chaura Maidan
Shimla 171 004
Timing:
10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Closed
on Mondays and
government holidays. |
 Bhuri
Singh Museum
The Bhuri Singh
Museum is a unique
art museum.
Established in 1908
the museum moved to
its present premises
in 1983. It derives
its name from the
enlightened Bhuri
Singh who ruled the
state between 1904
and 1919.
On view are a fine
collection of wall
paintings, miniature
paintings from the
Pahari school and
the Rang Mahal
series. There are
also Chamba rumals,
embroidered textiles
which are exclusive
to the region. Other
antiquities include
bronzes, copper
plates and wood
carvings, all of
which represent the
artistic traditions
of the state.
Bhuri Singh Museum
Chamba 176 310
Timing:
10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Closed
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