Exploring the Ajmer museum was like visiting the past of Rajasthan. The various galleries here exhibited a fine collection of important exhibits from almost all the princely states in Rajasthan. Situated in the heart of old city and close to the railway station the museum is housed in the beautiful fort and palace built by the Mughal Emperor Jahagir in 1616. What is today commonly known as Magazine is the palace quarters where the emperors lived. The Museum was started in 1908 by the Government of India with the object of collecting and preserving many unique objects of antiquarian interest which were lying uncared for and scattered all over Rajasthan. There is a library attached to his museum which cotains rare books and important historical publications. The museum's main sections are devoted to Sculptuters, epigraphs, Protohistoric antiquities, Arms and Weapons.Sculptures constiture the most interesting section in this Museum. There are a fine collection of Tirthankara images and rare images of Gomukha Yaksha and Saraswati are also on display in the Jain gallery of this Museum. Compared with this there are only a few Buddhist objects in the Museum.There are a number of surya ,vishnu (including a trimurty) Hari Hara lakshmi-Narayan, revanta, kuber and Mother & child images in the collection. Of the early coins, there are punch marked,Sibi-Janpada, Indo-Greekm Indo Sassanian, Kushan and gupta coins preserved in the coin cabinet of this Museum.This also contains coins of the Rajp8ut rulers and also contains coins of this museum.This also contains coins of the Rajput rulers and also of the mughal and pathan rulers. Timings : 10:00 AM To 4:30 PM
Closed : Sunday and Govt. gazetted holidays |
