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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. |
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. |
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. |
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
LohagarhFort, 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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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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