The collection
Three thousand years under one roof
The museum holds more than 2,500 objects. The building is concentric: each gallery opens onto the next, so a visit runs as one continuous circuit. Online, each gallery is shown through the museum’s own photography.
The galleries
Each gallery below opens onto photographs of the room.
- 01JewelleryGold, kundan, meenakari, polki, filigree and thewa
- 02SilverwareWine decanters, hookahs, rose-water sprinklers — and some 250 antique silver hookah mouthpieces, shown over an in-built pond
- 03Textiles & CostumesEmbroidered prayer mats, woven carpets, Kashmiri shawls, Persian carpets and vintage footwear
- 04Paintings & ManuscriptsRajasthani royal miniatures, epic scenes, and manuscripts on palm leaf and wasli
- 05Decorative ArtsBidri-ware, wooden inlay, glassware, jade carvings and traditional games
- 06Arms & ArmouryDaggers, arrows, hunting knives, guns and shields, from the seventeenth century onward
These objects are in one room in Jaipur
Visits to Gyan Museum are guided and booked ahead, so someone is ready to welcome you. Please book before you travel.