Museums in Jaipur

Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Ji Museum : Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Ji Museum located in the City Palace complex and nestled amidst old buildings, temples and the palace quarters, this museum was founded in 1959 by Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II. The exhibits consist of the ancestral collections built up by the successive rulers of Amer and Jaipur. A small selection of paintings, manuscripts, maps, carpets, textiles, costumes, weapons and armours was displayed in the Pothikhana (library) and the Silehkhana or armoury (both of these in their present form, were established in 1952) of the palace. The Art Gallery is housed in the Diwan-i-Aam constructed for holding important State functions. A variety of objects-miniature paintings, illustrated manuscripts, decorated bookcovers, palm-leaf and Sanchipat manuscripts, old printed books, gigantic Mughal carpets, gold and silver Takhis-Rawan (movable throne), covered Ambabadis and open Howdahs, palanquins and carriages with richly embroidered velvet coverings are displayed in this gallery.

Central Museum : Situated in the midst of Ramnivas Gardens, it is an imposing stone structure executed in the Indo-Persian style of architecture. The museum has a wide range of metal objects used for domestic purposes. Also on view area large collection of miniatures from the Bundi, Kota, Kishangarh, Udaipur and Jaipur schools of paintings ; ceremonial robes worn by kings and queens and samples of wood block printing in the textile section.