Government Museum Bharatpur

The Bharatpur government museum is situated in the heart of Lohargarh fort. Bharatpur government museum is replete with some of the most unique and archaic artifacts and archaeological resources. The government museum of Bharatpur is the abode of old and archaic souvenirs that are of rare quality.

Initially this museum was an enormous building known as Kachahari kalan. It was the administrative section of the great rulers of the district of Bharatpur. Later on, Kachahari kalan was changed into a government museum in the year 1944 A.D. The Kamra Khas or the personal block of the Bharatpur Rajas became an important part of the museum. This museum displays to the visitors the richness and grandeur of the Bharatpur kings. The artifacts and souvenirs are preserved with great care by the administrative body of Bharatpur. There are many priceless sculptures that adorn the houses of Bharatpur museum. They were discovered during the archaeological excavation of old villages namely Mailah, Noh, Bayana and Bareh.

Bharatpur government museum is one of the central tourist attractions of Bharatpur. Tourists coming from every nook and corner of the world are bedazzled by the archaic beauty of Bharatpur museum.

Bharatpur Government Museum Collections
Bharatpur Government Museum consists sculptures from the escavation of old villages. Some of the old villages are Noh, Mallah, Bareh, Bayana etc. that range from the Kushan period (Ist century A.D.) to 19th century A.D. Museum also has the incredible weapons used in battles in the medieval period the Jat rulers, paintings, manuscripts, zoological specimens, local art and carft. It comes from the Bharatpur.
There is also an art gallery in the museum which comprises the specimens of miniature paintings on leaves of the peepal tree, mica and old lithopapers. It also has the paintings of the Maharajas of Bharatpur. Moving to upper story, there are two sections. First section consists of various types of guns & miniature canons used during 18th century A.D. called ‘Chaddra’.