Museums
Punjab museums possess an extensive range of
paintings and sculptures by contemporary Indian artists as
well as a collection of Indian miniatures of the Mughal
Rajsathani, Pahari and Sikh schools. The museums also house a
fine collection of medals, arm and armours, objects of
princely states with sections on Archaeology, Anthropology,
Tribal and folk arts depicting different concepts and scopes
in the patterns of Art and Culture.
Amritsar, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum
Ram Bagh. Matchless collection of paintings, arms and
armours. manuscript and coins of 18th and 19th Century. There
are three Art Galleries too, in the city one attached to the
Golden Temple, the other to Jallianwala Bagh and the third
named after the city's famous artist, Thakar Singh.
Sanghol Museum
Fatehgarh Sahib. Repository of archaeological finds
of Punjab's ancient civilisation. 40 Km from Chandigarh on
Chandigarh-Ludhiana road. One of the most important monument
here is a Stupa with Budhist Monastry dating back to Ist -2 nd
century.
Angol Sikh War Memorial, Ferozeshah
Ferozepur, contains portraits of historical
personalities, paintings, depicting scenes of battles of the
Anglo-Sikh Wars. Poetic couplets of the contemporary poet Shah
Muhammad are also embossed on the walls of the memorial which
describe the detail of the battles in Punjabi language.
Govt. Museum
Hoshiarpur contains fossils and rare sculptures
collected from the archaeological site of Dholbaha,
dating back to the stone age. The rare relics collected here
are of an astonishing variety. They are also in good shape.
Rural Museum, Punjab Agricultural University
Ludhiana contains exotic exhibits of the
faded and fading aspects of
the rural Punjabi culture. Rare
relics of the era gone by, its arts,handicrafts, modes of
eking out a living make the finest of displays.
Qila Mubarak Patiala, Museum of Armoury & Chaneliers
The Darbar Hall contains rare
cannons, swords, shields and maces, daggers of Guru Gobind
Singh Ji, sword of Nadar Shah etc.and rich collection of Chandeliers
from Europe- one of the best collections in the world.
Art Gallery at Sheesh Mahal
Patiala, contains a rare collection of miniature
paintings and paintings in Kangra, Rajasthan and Patiala styles,
special section on Tibetan Arts and Artifacts etc. and its
Medal Gallery contains the world's largest collection of Medals
and decorations.
Sports Museum, National Institute of Sports, Patiala
one of the few exhibition centres of its type, contains
rare photographs, medals and kits etc. of the great Indian
sportsmen. It is set in the sylvan surroundings of Moti Bagh
Palace.
Guru Teg Bahadur Museum
Anandpur Sahib, Ropar, depicts the saga of Sikh history.
Its paintings have been done by leading contemporary artist
of Punjab.
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