Location
Address
Ajmeri Gate Ramniwas Bagh Jaipur Rajasthan 302 004
Description
One of the oldest museums in Jaipur, it is also known as Government Central Museum and was built by Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II in 1868. Boasting of the Indo-Saracenic architecture, the design of the museum is quiet similar to the Victoria and Albert museum in London. The museum building includes many archways, towers and courtyards which boast of a rich architecture. Inside the museum, a vast collection of artefacts like miniature paintings, tribal costumes, jewellery, weapons, clay sculptures, metal and ivory ware, ceramics, musical instruments and marble statues are on display.