The Central Museum holds a massive collection of specimens of the erstwhile Rajasthani royal era. The museum is also known as ‘Albert Museum’ or ‘Government Central Museum’. This is the oldest museum of the city and was constructed in 1876 under the command of Lt. Swinton Jacob.

Initially, the building was proposed to be a town hall. Later, it was turned into an art museum, as per the verdict of Maharaja Madho Singh. The museum is positioned in the Ramnivas Gardens. The assortment, as well as the building is a sight to behold, with the pillars, the courtyards, and the arches worth seeing. This premium museum was created in 19th century.

The architecture of the museum illustrates a beautiful blend of the Indo-Sarcenic style of construction. The assortment at the museum embraces a number of miniature paintings from all over Rajasthan. The paintings from Bundi, Udaipur, Kota, and Jaipur School of Paintings are known for their magnetism and finesse.

Basically, there are two storeys of the building and each storey is full with quite a lot of art and craft articles. The ground floor of the museum displays paintings, the Egyptian Mummy, vessels, and Japanese pottery. The arms, ammunition, and armory collection is mind- boggling. You will discover each big and small weapon used during wars.

Nevertheless, the first floor of the building of Central Museum, embraces assorted figures of saints portraying various postures. The key attraction of the collection that allures is the assortment of the costumes of Kings and Queens. The textile collection of the medieval era makes the observer retreat to the times of the royal empires. The section that holds a wide collection of ornaments astounds the ladies of modern era.

The Central Museum is the most visited destination, and is famed for its enormous and exclusive collection. One specific section of the museum, also known as the Darbar Hall, has the largest floor covering in the world. It is the oldest identified carpet, and is solitary in its kind.

Amazingly, the museum houses 19,000 historic objects including- metal art, arms, furniture, weapons, tiger knives, hilts, swords, armor, shields, daggers, intercontinental art, the Egyptian collection, an Egyptian Mummy, Japanese pottery, stone sculptures, pistols, pottery collection and revolvers. Moreover, chillums, musical instruments, miniature paintings, sculptures, ivory carvings, wood work, jewelry, carpets, lacquer work, etc are displayed.

Time to Visit: Open on all days except on the festival of Holi
Preferred Timings: 0930 - 1630 hrs
Admission Fee: Citizen INR 5/ Foreigner: INR 30