Bahawalpur Museum

Bahawalpur Museum
Punjabi: بہاولپور عجائب گھر
Established1976 (1976)
LocationBahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates29°23′24″N 71°41′08″E / 29.389988238891625°N 71.6855643739531°E / 29.389988238891625; 71.6855643739531
TypeArchaeology, art, heritage, modern history, religious
Visitors28,000[1]
DirectorMuhammad Zubair Rabbani

The Bahawalpur Museum (Punjabi: بہاولپور عجائب گھر) was established in the year 1976 for the purpose of preserving and showcasing the historical and cultural heritage of the area.

As of May 2015, the director of the museum is Muhammad Zubair Rabbani.[2]

Galleries

The museum has eight galleries, which include:[1]

  • Pakistan Movement gallery, consisting of a collection of photographs related to the Movement, including those of its leaders.
  • Archaeological gallery, which represents the archaeological history of the region.
  • Islamic gallery, which exhibits arms, paintings, textile specimen, and metal work related to the history of Islam.
  • Regional cultural gallery, containing specimens of everyday objects used by people in the Cholistan Desert and the Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, and Rahim Yar Khan districts.
  • Coin gallery, consisting of more than 300 coins
  • Quran gallery, containing manuscripts, inscriptions and Quranic documents.
  • Bahawalpur gallery, showing photographs and articles related to the princely state of Bahawalpur, which was the second-largest state in the British Raj.[3]
  • Cholistan gallery, displaying art and heritage of the Cholistan region.
  • Sadiq Khan Gallery[4]

Other Artifacts

The museum also hosts lot of artifacts related to the historic Kala Dhari Mandir temple including its main gate, windows, ventilators etc.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Bahawalpur Museum". bahawalpur.gov.pk. District Government Bahawalpur. Archived from the original on August 17, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  2. ^ "275th celebrations of Bahawalpur State will be held in Feb 2023". Associated Press of Pakistan. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ^ Ahmad, Mashal (2 August 2020). "Retracing Bahawalpur's glorious past". The News International. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  4. ^ "Sadiq Khan gallery at Bahawalpur museum". 4 August 2006.
  5. ^ Focus on Punjab: Souvenir. M.A. Baig. 1997. p. 94.


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