Albert Hall Museum

Highlights

• The Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur is the oldest museum of the state and functions as the state museum of Rajasthan, India.
• The building is situated in Ram Niwas Garden outside the city wall, opposite New Gate and is a fine example of Indo-Saracenic architecture.
• It is also called the Government Central Museum.
• It was considered one of the best 19th-century museums for the variety of its collections.
• It was renovated in 2008 and reopened as one of the most advanced museums in India.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

History

• •The building was designed by Samuel Swinton Jacob, assisted by Mir Tujumool Hoosein, and was opened as a public museum in 1887.
• •Maharaja Ram Singh initially wanted this building to be a town hall, but his successor, Madho Singh II, decided it should be a museum for the art of Jaipur and included as part of the new Ram Niwas Garden.
• •It is named after King Edward VII (Albert Edward), during whose visit to the city as the Prince of Wales its foundation stone was laid, on 6 February 1876.
• •The museum's founders collected the best examples of many crafts and sometimes even got some pieces manufactured.

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• It was considered one of the best 19th-century museums for the variety of its collections.

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