Jodhpur Government Museum

Jodhpur Government Museum was established in 1909 and named after Maharaja Sardar Singh of Jodhpur. It was formally opened to public on 17 March, 1936. It is located in Public Park (Ummed Bagh) of Jodhpur. During the time of Maharaja Umaid Singhji, museum building and the garden were developed. This museum comprises wide collection of weapons, textiles, miniature portraits and local arts and crafts. The portraits of rulers and the manuscripts and images of Jain Tirthankars are also displays in the museum.

The Sardar Government Museum was built in the year 1909, the museum is named after Sardar Singh, a maharaja of Jodhpur, and was constructed under the reign of his son, Maharaja Umaid Singh. It was built by Henry Vaughan Lanchester and formally opened for the general public on 17 March 1936. Located at Maliyo St, Baldev Ram Mirdha, Paota, Sri Ganganagar, the Sardar Government Museum is 9. 6 kms from the center of Jodhpur.

Jodhpur Government Museum or the Sardar Government Museum is situated in the Umaid Garden of the Umaid Palace, the construction of which was supervised and designed by Henry Vaughan Lanchester who was a famous Edwardian architect. The architecture of the museum is magneficient and one of the reasons for attracting a large number of visitors apart from the artifacts on display.

The Museum is divided into four sections of Archaeological, Armory, Art and Craft and Historical sections with each of the sections displaying in a total of around 400 sculptures, 10 incriptions, a couple thousand of miniature paintings, a dozen terracotta and 32 metallic objects dating back to the 19th Century, also on the display are over a hundred thousand coins of the era and Arms and Ammunitions of the by gone era. There are various exhibits and galleries inside the museum which feature miniature paintings, textiles, stuffed animals like birds and animals, local crafts and images of Jain Tirthankars. The museum has a military section which is distinct from other parts of the museum which exhibits a good collection battleship of brass, also displayed are wooden models of early type aircrafts. The museum also has a public library and a zoo which is situated in the Umaid Gardens.

The Umaid Garden is also a prime attraction, itself being a very well kept and beautifully developed garden which offers a picturesque and beautiful aura to the people visiting the Museum. The Umaid Garden came into existence and was built and brought up under the reign of Maharaja Umaid Singh. Sardar Government Museum displays mostly the art and sculptures along with coins and arms, though a separate Military section features a decent collection of wooden and brass models of early aircrafts, battleshipsand weaponry. The architecture of the Museum is infamous for holding its beauty and has kept up very well along the past century since its inception, the credit goes to the architect, Henry Vaughan Lanchester for coming up with a marvellous piece of creation which has made the establishment able to withstand the test of time and still adorn all its beauty and finesse.