Folklore Museum Jaisalmer

Folklore Museum in Jaisalmer is a private museum situated on the banks of the pristine Gadsisar Lake in Jaisalmer.
Jaisalmer Folklore Museum was founded in 1984 by N. K. Sharma, a local connoisseur. The museum is a treasure trove of cultural heritage of Thar Desert, the people, their traditions and culture. One can understand the evolution of the Jaisalmer city through ages by seeing the artifacts in this museum.

The stunning architecture of the museum is one of the highlights. The museum is organized into six sections and features a rich collection of paintings, photographs, costumes, hairstyles and jewelry. Other items on display include utility articles of rural life, camel and horse decorations, fossils, ornamental arches, as well as articles connected with folk and cultural lifestyles. It also features various kinds of puppets and other traditional items.

Tourists can watch a video in the museum, which shows musicians playing royal instruments. This video also includes the detailing of several other traditional artistic skills in French, English and Hindi. In addition, the video shows the tragic love story of King Mahindra and Princess Moomal.

Highlights of the Folklore Museum in Jaisalmer
The beautiful architecture is the first point of attraction in the museum. As visitors move inside, the museum is segregated in 6 sections. Fossil section, Jewelry, Costumes, Ornaments of Horse and Camel, Photographs and Coterie of Paintings are the six sections of the museum. Each section of the museum is complimented with galleries, which display folk art from bygone to present era like costumes, paintings, photographs, hairstyle presentation, manuscripts, artefacts, etc. Besides this, cultural aspect of the city is well-defined by several photographs and objects like headgear, puppets, traditional used items, etc. All these displayed items depict rich and royal heritage of Jaisalmer as well as Rajasthan in ethnic manner.

Puppet shows, videos highlighting music instruments and traditional dances are another highlighting feature of the museum. Visitors spend plenty of time in Folklore museum and try to relive the prideful moments. For history lovers, there is no place better than folklore museum in Jaisalmer where huge collection of artefacts is present. Easy to visit during weekdays and weekends, it remains open from 8 am-7pm for national and international tourists. Because temperature remains quite hot during summer, thus visit around October to March is recommended.