Albert Hall Museum

Albert Hall Museum

The museum building designed by Samuel Swinton Jacob in Indo-Saracenic architecture with Rajput influences
Location	Ram Niwas Garden, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

The Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur is the oldest museum of the state and functions as the state museum of Rajasthan, India. The building is situated in Ram Niwas garden outside the city wall opposite New gate and is a fine example of Indo-Saracenic architecture. It is also called the Government Central Museum.

History

The building was designed by Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, assisted by Mir Tujumool Hoosein, and was opened as public museum in 1887. Maharaja Ram Singh initially wanted this building to be a town hall, but his successor, Madho Singh II, decided it should be a museum for the art of Jaipur and included as part of the new Ram Nivas Garden.

It is named after King Edward VII (Albert Edward), during whose visit to the city as the Prince of Wales, its foundation stone was laid on 6 February 1876.

Egyptian mummy

Collection

The museum has a rich collection of artifacts including paintings, jewelry, carpets, ivory, stone, metal sculptures, and works in crystal. The collection includes coins from the Gupta, Kushan, Delhi Sultanate, Mughal and British periods.

An Egyptian mummy is the main attraction of this museum.

Gallery

Aerial View of Albert Hall

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  Albert Hall Museum Night View
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  Albert Hall Museum Jaipur
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  Museum Exterior
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  Museum towers
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  Museum Exterior
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  Buddhist mural
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  Jain Tirthankar
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  Brahma statue
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  Artifacts of Albert Hall
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  Artifacts of Albert Hall
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  Lakshminarayan statue
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  Porcelain in Albert Hall

External links

• Official website