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Fast facts about Central Museum in Jaipur
When it was built: 1876
By whom it was built: Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II
Nature of the building: Museum
History of Central Museum in Jaipur
Named after Albert, the consort of Queen Victoria's husband,
Central Museum in Jaipur or Albert museum was constructed by
a British Army officer, Colonel Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob in
1876. Prince of Wales, Albert's son laid the foundation stone.
Maharaja Ram Singh, the then king of Jaipur wanted to use this
building as the town hall for his famine struck subjects but
his successor Madho Singh converted it to an art museum. The
oldest museum in Jaipur displays the Indo-Sarcenic style of
architecture, in the pillars, courtyards and arches. Located
in Ram Niwas Garden, it has a zoo, a greenhouse, an aviary,
a museum and a sports ground.
Features of Central Museum in Jaipur
- Metalware, decorative wares, miniature portraits,
sculptures, paintings, natural history specimen and an Egyptian
mummy-you can imagine the variety of collection in store of
Central Museum in Jaipur.
- The Durbar Hall contains carpets including the wonderful
Persian Garden Carpet, which was made in Kerman of Persia in
1632.
- The garden of paradise has come alive with fish, birds,
animals and trees.
- The upper floor has portraits of royalty
- A gallery shows the traditional art of Mehendi Mandana
or the art of decorating the body with traditional henna motifs.
Don't Miss in Central Museum in Jaipur
You must visit the galleries on the ground floor of Central
Museum in Jaipur, which has wide range of Rajasthan folk music
instruments and other belongings related to Rajasthani folk
arts.
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