The City Palace Museum is a segment inside The City Palace. This royal palace comprises of many sections. A wing also serves as a current day residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur. Built in 19th century, the museum showcases several awe-inspiring art and craft specimens. Besides, such fragments of history, the palace itself is worth a visit.

As you will visit the museum, you certainly get an opportunity to visit the entire palace. Beautifully carved, this palace attracts several visitors. On the entrance way itself, you will discover two brilliantly carved elephant sculptures, which are made of pure white shimmering marble.

Built in the 19th century, during the reign of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the City Palace has several sections to visit. The assortment in the museum is alienated into three fragments. It consists of the textile, arms, and an art museum.

The textile museum has a vast collection of the costumes and ornaments that were worn by the royal family members. The dresses were made of silk mostly. Textile museum comes up with three sections- one section encompasses the royal costumes made of silk. The other section holds an assortment of cotton fabrics. These cotton fabrics are hand printed with a beautiful art that comes from Sanganer. And till date, the small town is the largest source of hand blocked/ printed textile. The third section showcases glassware, bowls, cups, and water sprinklers.

The arms museum consists of all the arms and ammunitions used in the medieval era. From the smallest to the largest, all of them are on display. One can easily retreat to the erstwhile era by a glimpse they offer. An immense assortment encompasses swords, daggers, knives, guns, and many more such weapons.

The art collection is such that one can feel delighted by watching beautiful paintings, blue pottery, carpets, and other attractions. The hall itself is beautifully adorned. An assortment of exclusive carpets hangs on walls too. The religious manuscripts of the historic period are preserved and showcased. The royal palanquins are yet another attraction of the museum.

Worth watching are temples, the Mubarak Mahal, the gardens, Chandra Mahal, Badal Mahal, etc. This palace is one of the major attractions of Jaipur.
 

Preferred Timings: 0930 to 1645 hrs
 

Admission Fee : Indians Rs. 35.00 and for foreigners Rs.150.00 inclusive of entry to the Jaigarh fort.