Government Museum — Attraction in Rajasthan

Surprisingly impressive museum in a small town, with a very good collection of artifacts- statues, paintings, weapons, illustrated books- and finally, parts of the palace itself where the museum is situated. Some of the rooms of the Garh Palace- which houses the museum- are the most unique and striking part of what the museum offers. Jhalawar Government Museum is housed in the Garh Palace, which is literally at the heart of Jhalawar town. The palace is inside Jhalawar Fort, which is surrounded by the commercial area of the old Jhalawar town. The museum has a Buddhist Hall, a Jain Gallery and a Temple Gallery. There are also halls that exhibit weapons, military dresses, innumerable portraits and a few illustrated books that are fascinating to see. The three main galleries contain sculptures of divine figures of the three main religions that shaped early Indian civilization. Finally, the visitor is led to some rooms of the palace which are exhibits themselves, with exquisite glass decorations on walls and ceilings, and impressive wall...

Rajasthan's oldest museum and finest in India, Government Museum of Jhalawar was established in 1915 AD; right outside the Garh Palace. Due to its rare exhibits and unique collectibles, the museum gathers lots of history lovers attention. Amongst the must sees are beautiful paintings, sculptures, and rare manuscripts, that belong to fifth and seventh-century inscriptions. Tourists must watch out for sculptures that were retrieved from the city of Chandravati and statues and epigraphs from the Jhalrapatan region. Some exhibits like Ardhnarishvara Natraj have been displayed on an international level as well. Government Museum of Jhalawar is a stone throw away from the Garh Palace; all that tourists need to do is walk for three minutes from the main...

Great museum with so many historical things to show us the culture of old Rajpututana (rajasthan) and things with very good art. So many galleries in it like Jain gallery, devi gallery, Temple gallery, Dikpal gallery, Arch galleryetc. It has so many old statues of - jain gurus like Standing Ajitnath, Parshwanath, Rishabhnath, Digamber jain , Shwetamber jain, Mahaveer, Gods like shiva, nataraj, Uma parvati, Indra, Ardh-narishwar, Harihar, Ganesh . Statues of Devies like Vaishnavi, Standing Chamundeshwari, Shemankari, Durga etc. In arch gallery there are shields & sheath made of grass, Iranian Sword, Ivory handeled churries, Woods arms for bird hunting, revolver, wooden sword, Ivory & palm leaf hand-fans etc. There is built in Mural Painting...