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Punjab museums
possess an extensive range of
paintings and sculptures by
contemporary Indian artists as
well as a collection of Indian
miniatures of the Mughal
Rajsathani, Pahari and Sikh
schools. The museums also house
a fine collection of medals, arm
and armours, objects of princely
states with sections on
Archaeology, Anthropology,
Tribal and folk arts depicting
different concepts and scopes in
the patterns of Art and Culture.
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Maharaja Ranjit
Singh Museum
Ram Bagh. Matchless
collection of
paintings, arms and
armours. manuscript
and coins of 18th
and 19th Century.
There are three Art
Galleries too, in
the city one
attached to the
Golden Temple, the
other to Jallianwala
Bagh and the third
named after the
city's famous
artist, Thakar
Singh. |
 Sanghol
Museum
Fatehgarh Sahib.
Repository of
archaeological finds
of Punjab's ancient
civilisation. 40 Km
from Chandigarh on
Chandigarh-Ludhiana
road. One of the
most important
monument here is a
Stupa with Budhist
Monastry dating back
to Ist -2nd century. |
 Angol
Sikh War Memorial,
Ferozeshah
Ferozepur, contains
portraits of
historical
personalities,
paintings, depicting
scenes of battles of
the Anglo-Sikh Wars.
Poetic couplets of
the contemporary
poet Shah Muhammad
are also embossed on
the walls of the
memorial which
describe the detail
of the battles in
Punjabi language. |
Govt. Museum
Hoshiarpur contains
fossils and rare
sculptures collected
from the
archaeological site
of Dholbaha, dating
back to the stone
age. The rare relics
collected here are
of an astonishing
variety. They are
also in good shape. |
Rural Museum,
Punjab Agricultural
University
Ludhiana contains
exotic exhibits of
the faded and fading
aspects of the rural
Punjabi culture.
Rare relics of the
era gone by, its
arts,handicrafts,
modes of eking out a
living make the
finest of displays. |
Qila Mubarak
Patiala, Museum of
Armoury & Chaneliers
The Darbar Hall
contains rare
cannons, swords,
shields and maces,
daggers of Guru
Gobind Singh Ji,
sword of Nadar Shah
etc.and rich
collection of
Chandeliers from
Europe- one of the
best collections in
the world. |
Art Gallery at
Sheesh Mahal
Patiala, contains a
rare collection of
miniature paintings
and paintings in
Kangra, Rajasthan
and Patiala styles,
special section on
Tibetan Arts and
Artifacts etc. and
its Medal Gallery
contains the world's
largest collection
of Medals and
decorations. |
Sports Museum,
National Institute
of Sports, Patiala
one of the few
exhibition centres
of its type,
contains rare
photographs, medals
and kits etc. of the
great Indian
sportsmen. It is set
in the sylvan
surroundings of Moti
Bagh Palace. |
Guru Teg Bahadur
Museum
Anandpur Sahib,
Ropar, depicts the
saga of Sikh
history. Its
paintings have been
done by leading
contemporary artist
of Punjab. |
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