Art Galleries & Museums

The Archaeological Museum has a good collection of the remnants of the historic wars, coins and manuscripts.

Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, also known as Udaipur Folk Museum, is located to the north of Chetak circle in Udaipur and attracts many people who are interested in artifacts and curious to know how of making these items. This museum has a fine collection of paintings, folk musical instruments, folk dresses and ornaments, dolls, masks, puppets and idols of Gods and Goddesses.

Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, also known as Udaipur Folk Museum, is located to the north of Chetak circle in Udaipur and attracts many people who are interested in artifacts and curious to know how of making these items. This museum has a fine collection of paintings, folk musical instruments, folk dresses and ornaments, dolls, masks, puppets and idols of Gods and Goddesses.

Shilpgram, is a craftmen’s village, located at the foot hills of Aravalli Mountains in Udaiput. The Museum displays the craft, art and cultural heritage of different Indian states including the aborigines. This is set in a vast area of 173 hectares.

Government museum is perfectly located in an attractive ambience of Brij Vilas Palace besides the Kishore Sagar Lake. The museum has a rich collection of manuscripts, exquisite Hadoti sculptures and rare ancient coins. An attractive huge sculpture of Shesh Sayi Vishnu brought from Baroli is really an amazing statue preserved in the Museum.

This is a noteworthy spot for people who have interest in archeology. The archaeological section displays many ancient sculptures including some dating back to 4th century Gupta period. It encloses an impressive image of Vardhaman and also a superb depiction of Ramgarh dancing pair. Yupa pillars of third century displaying the popular Vedic rites and the rare ancient coins of various dynasties ruled over Kota are displayed here.

Maharao Madho Singh Museum is located in the Kota’s old palace and is named after the son of the first ruler of Kota state under Mughal emperor Jehangir. It encloses exquisite collections of mellow mural paintings, attractive sculptures dating back to many centuries, royal armory, frescos and miniature paintings of Rajput traditions. Many royal artifacts used by the Kota rulers are displayed in this museum attracting many historians and art lovers.

Umaid Bhawan Palace Museum is located inside Umaid Bhawan Palace, which is situated in the southern part of Jodhpur city. The museum is small compared with the one in Mehrangarh Fort. Nevertheless, several artifacts and antiques are on display in this western style building.

Weapons used by the kings, a mind-boggling number of stuffed leopards, which were hunted down by the erstwhile kings, a banner said to be presented by Queen of England and an amazing collection of antique clocks are the major attractions of the museum.

Desert Culture Centre and Museum is a knowledge bank of rich cultural heritage, craftsmanship and artistic talents of Jaisalmer. The museum displays varied collections of traditional instruments, rich collections of ancient and medieval coins, praise worthy textiles and some invaluable fossils mined in Jaisalmer. Many kinds of utensils and other artifacts are displayed in thus museum. The museum organizes many special displays for the tourists visit here.

Jaisalmer Folklore Museum, a relatively recent attraction in Jaisalmer, was founded in 1984 by N K Sharma. This wonderful museum is located on the pristine banks of Gadi Sagar. The displays in this museum are cross sections of culture and heritage of Jaisalmer. One can understand the evolution of the Jaisalmer city through ages by seeing the artifacts in this museum.

A fabulous building, which displays Indo-Saracen style of architecture, Albert Hall is a prototype of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Colonel Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob had designed Albert museum and Edward VII laid its foundation stone in the year 1876. Situated in the midst of the verdant Ram Niwas Garden, The Albert Hall elegantly portraits the colourful village life of Rajasthan. It boasts of the rich cultural and historic heritage of the entire state. Valiant history of the Rajputs took a considerable part of the specimens of the Museum.