Ganga Singh Museum
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Ganga Singh Museum |
The museum is considered a gem for being the storehouse of Bikaner paintings, Terracotta products, artillery, coins and excellent display of artwork and artifacts from Kushan, Gupta and Harappan civilization period along with carvings from ancient era as well. Ganga Singh Museum is housed close to the Lalgarh Palace since 1937 but later transferred to Civil Lines in 1954 and administered by the Rajasthan Government. The museum is divided into several wings, namely Local Arts and Crafts, History, Sculpture Terracotta and Bronzes, Armoury, Maharaja Ganga Singh Memorial, Dr. L.P. Tessitori Memorial Wing, Miniature Paintings and Folk Arts and Lithographs of the British rendition of war of independence of 1857.
The museum stores the silk cloak or Furgal of Emperor Jahangir (Salim) gifted to Raja Rai Singh of Bikaner; principal functionary of the emperor in 1596 along with Farmans dating back to the Imperial rule of the Mughals and released with the royal seals from Emperors Shah Jahan, Jahangir, Shah Alam and Aurangzeb. The museum is revered for being a storehouse of all miniature collection of Rajasthani paintings from schools of Bundi, Mewar,
Besides wood and stone sculptures including a replica of Gajner palace, a teak table, an Ikka (horse carriage) and chariot are masterpieces displayed in the museum with extraordinary lacquer work by craftsmen of Bikaner from metal, wood, glass, leather, ostrich and stone shells.
Visitor Timings:
10:00 AM -5:00 PM on all days except Fridays and national holidays.
Entry Fee:
Rs.3/-
Prachina Museum
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Prachina Museum |
The museum was set up on the initiative of Siddhi Kumari; daughter of Late Maharaja Narendra Singh of Bikaner in the year 2000, in order to uphold the ethnic variety and exhibit the monumental identity of the treasures of Bikaner. Housed on the premises of Junagarh Fort in Bikaner, the museum displays a wide array of royal apparel, fabric and supplements and the costumes or Poshak worn by the royal ladies are remnant of the past glory and excellence of the artisans in designing these conventional apparels.
Prachina
museum also displays a variety of family portraits alongside several
accessories that indicate considerable influence of Westernand the generation gap in between with a great display of art and craft
of Bikaner till present time. The cultural centre within the museum
strives to showcase the art and craft of the artisans who sell and
display their artefacts to promote their indigenous culture alongside
the library which stores a grand collection of books on the rich
cultural.
The centre is incumbent on promoting the extraordinary folk art of
Marwar and reviving it by encouraging visitors to take interest in the
art and local tradition. The collection of crockery, cutlery, cut glass
accessories, European wine glasses, wood carvings, rugs and carpets in
Prachina Museum is fascinating.
Visitor Timings:
9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Entry Fee:
Rs. 10/- for adults and Rs.5 /- for children and students/ Rs.25/- for Foreigners
Sadul Singh Museum
This museum is a unique masterpiece housed inside the for being created in the memory of consecutive kings, the likes of
Maharaja Ganga Singh, Maharaja Sadul Singh, and Maharaja Karni Singh.
The museum is an endeavor to showcase the mammoth collection of
artefacts, paintings, Georgian portraits and hunting prizes along with
the different wings dedicated to each king for their life’s contribution
and collection. The museum was an effort to display the huge collection
of library books, miniature paintings, artillery, textiles and costumes
and artefacts inherited by Maharaja Dr. Karni Singh of Bikaner and his
daughter Rajyashree. Hence the museum was created and named after his
father Maharaja Sadul Singh Museum in 1976.
The museum has a rare collection of artefacts inherited and owned by the successive kings of Bikaner and encourages young research scholars to take avid interest in the collections and study of these specimens.
Visitor Timings:
10:00AM-5:00 PM
Entry Fee:
Rs.10/-