{"id":2885,"date":"2012-09-15T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2012-09-15T04:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/?p=2885"},"modified":"2021-05-20T14:56:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T09:26:33","slug":"museums-in-rajasthan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/museums-in-rajasthan.html","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Museums in Rajasthan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The state of Rajasthan is nothing short of grand. Everywhere you look, you will find a piece of history staring back at you. The beautiful temples which are strikingly devotional, stately forts and monuments which narrate legendary tales of a glorious past, the vibrant festivals and fairs, the mouth-watering cuisine, and the warm hospitality of endearing people make a visit to Rajasthan \u2018a visit to remember!\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Museums can be a great way of peeking into the history of a place and culture as each artifact some interesting tale. The museums in Rajasthan can get you a clear understanding of the rich and diverse culture, traditions, arts, history, crafts, and other notable features of the state. Not only will you have a tryst with a marvelous history, but you also get to behold some of the rarest and finest artifacts to be ever found in the world.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/museums-in-rajasthan.html\/#Mehrangarh_Fort_Museum_Jodhpur\" >Mehrangarh Fort Museum, Jodhpur<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/museums-in-rajasthan.html\/#Government_Central_Museum_Albert_Hall_Jaipur\" >Government Central Museum (Albert Hall), Jaipur<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/museums-in-rajasthan.html\/#Maharaja_Sawai_Man_Singh_II_Museum_Jaipur\" >Maharaja Sawai Man Singh (II) Museum, Jaipur<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/museums-in-rajasthan.html\/#City_Palace_Museum_Udaipur\" >City Palace Museum, Udaipur<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/museums-in-rajasthan.html\/#Govt_Museum_Mount_Abu\" >Govt. Museum, Mount Abu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mehrangarh_Fort_Museum_Jodhpur\"><\/span><strong><a class=\"highslide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mehrangarh-Fort-Museum-Jodhpur.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2890 size-thumbnail\" title=\"Mehrangarh Fort Museum Jodhpur\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mehrangarh-Fort-Museum-Jodhpur-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mehrangarh Fort Museum Jodhpur\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mehrangarh-Fort-Museum-Jodhpur-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mehrangarh-Fort-Museum-Jodhpur-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mehrangarh-Fort-Museum-Jodhpur-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Mehrangarh Fort Museum, Jodhpur<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The magnificent Mehrangarh Fort of Jodhpur houses rare and interesting artifacts, textiles, paintings and transport items. The beautiful Palanquin and Howdah Galleries have some of the most captivating historic items that are both old and expensive, on display.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Government_Central_Museum_Albert_Hall_Jaipur\"><\/span><strong><a class=\"highslide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/AlbertHall_Jaipur.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2886 size-thumbnail\" title=\"AlbertHall_Jaipur\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/AlbertHall_Jaipur-150x150.gif\" alt=\"AlbertHall_Jaipur\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/AlbertHall_Jaipur-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/AlbertHall_Jaipur-36x36.gif 36w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/AlbertHall_Jaipur-115x115.gif 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Government Central Museum (Albert Hall), Jaipur<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This museum is located in the gardens of Ram Niwas Bagh in Jaipur and is believed to be the oldest in the state. Colonel Sir Swinton Jacob designed the museum in 1876 to welcome King Edward VII on his visit to India. The museum was opened to the public ten years later. The rare articles on display are metal and wood crafts, pottery, arms and weapons, textiles, carpets, paintings of flora and fauna of the state, toys, and dolls. The famous carpet depicting the scene of a Persian garden carpet with running water streams which Raja Jai Singh I purchased from Shah Abbas of Persia is found here.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maharaja_Sawai_Man_Singh_II_Museum_Jaipur\"><\/span><strong>Maharaja Sawai Man Singh (II) Museum, Jaip<a class=\"highslide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Maharaja-sawai-Man-singh-ii.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2889 size-thumbnail\" title=\"Maharaja sawai Man singh ii\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Maharaja-sawai-Man-singh-ii-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Maharaja sawai Man singh ii\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Maharaja-sawai-Man-singh-ii-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Maharaja-sawai-Man-singh-ii-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Maharaja-sawai-Man-singh-ii-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>ur<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Located within the City Palace complex, the museum is the brainchild of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II and houses ancestral collections of successive rulers of Amer and Jaipur. Initially, only selective visitors and dignitaries could visit this museum with prior permission. In 1959 this private museum was opened to the public. Visitors started frequenting its two main wings: Pothikhana (which displays rare collection of paintings and over 16,000 volumes of manuscripts) and the Silehkhana (which is a storehouse of ammunition). Later, a textile gallery and a costume gallery were added.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"City_Palace_Museum_Udaipur\"><\/span><strong>City Palace Museum, Udaipur<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inside the prem<a class=\"highslide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/city-palace-museum-udaipur.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2887 size-thumbnail\" title=\"city-palace-museum-udaipur\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/city-palace-museum-udaipur-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"city-palace-museum-udaipur\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/city-palace-museum-udaipur-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/city-palace-museum-udaipur-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/city-palace-museum-udaipur-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>ises of the grand City Palace which stands on the banks of Lake Pichola in the city of Udaipur, this museum was setup in 1890. It is renowned for \u2018Mor Chowk\u2019 adorned with beautiful peacock mosaics, Manak (Ruby) Mahal with glass and porcelain figures, Krishna Vilas with beautiful miniatures, Bhim Vilas with its Radha-Krishna wall paintings, Bari Mahal, the central garden, Moti Mahal with outstanding mirror work and the Chini Mahal covered with ornamental tiles.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Govt_Museum_Mount_Abu\"><\/span><strong>Govt. Museum, Mount Abu<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Setup in the year 1962, it is located within the precin<a class=\"highslide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Government-museum-Mount-abu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2888 size-thumbnail\" title=\"Government museum Mount abu\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Government-museum-Mount-abu-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Government museum Mount abu\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Government-museum-Mount-abu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Government-museum-Mount-abu-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Government-museum-Mount-abu-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>cts of Raj Bhawan. It is a custodian of the immense archaeological wealth of Mount Abu and is known for its exhibits such as tribal weapons, musical instruments and ladies ornaments, miniature paintings on raga-raginis, wood carvings, finely carved out Devdasis or Nartakis (dancers) statues from 6th century to 12th century (belonging to an ancient township called Chandravati). Add to this, the Chapa&#8217;s (local heroine of Achalgarh) inscriptions and the Abu Collection that boasts of 404 beautifully-carved sculptures, the most astounding being that of the 3-ft-high Vish Kanya (snake goddess), which is shown breast-feeding a snake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The state of Rajasthan is nothing short of grand. Everywhere you look, you will find a piece of history staring back at you. 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