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Bahawalpur Museum

Coordinates: 29°23′24″N 71°41′8″E / 29.39000°N 71.68556°E / 29.39000; 71.68556
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Bahawalpur Museum
Urdu: بہاولپور عجائب گھر
View of entrance to the Bahawalpur Museum
Entrance to the museum
Map
Established1976[1]
LocationBahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
TypeArchaeology, art, heritage, modern history, religious
Visitors28,000[1]
DirectorHussain Ahmed Madni[2]

The Bahawalpur Museum (Urdu: بہاولپور عجائب گھر), established in 1976, is a museum of archaeology, art, heritage, modern history and religion located in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] It comes under the control of Bahawalpur district government. The current[when?] director of the museum is Hussain Ahmed Madni.[2]

The Bahawalpur Museum was established in 1974. It is a museum of archaeology, ethnology, art, heritage, of traditional and modern history. It is supervised by the local government of Bahawalpur district. It has eight galleries.

Collection

  • Pakistan Movement Gallery, which comprises the Modern history of Pakistan.
  • Archaeological Gallery which represents the archaeological history of the region.
  • Islamic gallery which exhibits manuscripts, inscription and Quranic documents.
  • Cultural heritage of the Bahawalpur region.
  • Art and coin gallery
  • Cholistan Art and Heritage.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bahawalpur Museum". bahawalpur.gov.pk. District Government Bahawalpur. Archived from the original on August 17, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Message of Director of Bahawalpur Museum". bahawalpur.gov.pk. District Government Bahawalpur. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2010.

External links

29°23′24″N 71°41′8″E / 29.39000°N 71.68556°E / 29.39000; 71.68556