Sardar Government Museum, Jodhpur
A museum in Umaid Garden with Rajasthani sculptures, miniature paintings, coins and arms, in a building designed by Henry Vaughan Lanchester.
Overview
The Sardar Government Museum is Jodhpur's main state museum, housed in a 1909 Lanchester building in Umaid Garden.
The Sardar Government Museum stands in the Public Park, also called Umaid Bagh, in Jodhpur. The building was designed by the architect Henry Vaughan Lanchester in 1909 and the museum was formally opened to the public on 17 March 1936. A re-planned museum was inaugurated on 22 June 2018. The collection, per Wikipedia, includes 397 stone sculptures, 1,951 miniature paintings, 111,703 coins, 178 arms and 4,107 miscellaneous objects, as well as copper hoards from Kurda.
Ornamental pillars, or toranas, from Mandor showing Gupta-era art and Krishna Leela sculptures are among the notable pieces, along with Vishnu and Jain artefacts. Galleries are arranged by theme and include General, Animal, Industrial, Armoury, Sculpture, Historical and Mahaveer sections.
A secondary website lists hours of 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and tickets of Rs 15 for adults and Rs 5 for children, but it carries a 'cross check required' disclaimer and gives Monday as the closed day while other sites say Friday, so confirm before visiting. The museum is a good rainy-day or midday option when it is too hot to be outdoors, and can be paired with a walk in the garden.
Entry fees
Entry
Adult (Indian)
Secondary site only, with a 'cross check required' disclaimer
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Child (Indian)
Secondary site only, with a 'cross check required' disclaimer
Amount needs verification
The same site does not state a foreigner rate. No official tariff was found.
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Opening hours
Opening hours have not been confirmed by a reliable source yet.
About 10:00 am–5:00 pm per one secondary site; closed day is disputed (Monday vs Friday).
Hours and closed day are unconfirmed; no official source was reachable.
Visitor information
- Best time to visit
- Year-round (indoor)
- Best time of day
- Midday, to avoid the heat
- How long to spend
- 1–1.5 hours
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Families
- Suitable for families
Location
Public Park (Umaid Bagh), Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
26.29183, 73.03226
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The museum building. Photo: Atcelsius / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 The sculpture gallery. Photo: Fengwen Lin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 The museum exterior. Photo: Fengwen Lin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Sardar Government Museum?
In the Public Park, also called Umaid Bagh, in Jodhpur.
What does the museum hold?
Stone sculptures, miniature paintings, coins, arms and other objects, including toranas from Mandor.
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