Location: Central Museum or the Albert Hall lies in the Ram Niwas Garden. It is a vast and verdant garden housing a zoo, a greenhouse, an aviary, a museum and a sports ground. Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II built it in 1868 as a relief project for his famine struck subjects.
The Albert Hall has been converted into the Central Museum which proudly displays Rajasthan’s art and culture and outlines the Rajput morality with these lines: "A Rajput puts his life at risk if he is forced to abjure his faith, if he is deprived of his lands, and if his womenfolk are molested." It now houses an exquisite collection of metalware, decorative wares, sculptures, paintings, natural history specimen, an Egyptian mummyamong various other objet d’ art. Rajasthani village life is also displayed through costumes, pottery, brassware and woodwork.
Visiting Hours : 0930-1630 Hrs. , Entry on Monday and closed on Fridays
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