Sardar Government Museum

Highlights

• The Sardar Government Museum (also known as Jodhpur Government Museum, Jodhpur State Museum or Museum Jodhpur) is located in Public Park (Ummed Bagh), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
• The museum is named in memory of Maharaja Sardar Singh, a ruler of Jodhpur from 1895 to 1911.
• It was constructed under the reign of his son, Maharaja Umed Singh.
• It was built by Henry Vaughan Lanchester in 1909 and formally opened to the public on 17 March, 1936.
• The area of the museum is approx. 18,000 sq.ft.

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Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

History

• •The history of Sardar Museum began in 1909 when Lord Kitchener visited Jodhpur.
• •For his welcome the ruler of Jodhpur had arranged an exhibition.
• •The exhibition showcased indigenous art and crafts and exquisite specimens of archaeological artefacts and Marawari painting.
• •Many numismatic finds and epistolary exchanges with Jain monks were also part of this exhibition.

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