Timings: 10.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.( Friday Weekly Off)
Photography: Not allowed inside the museum
Phone no.: 570099 Constructed by Maharaja Pratap Singh II in the year 1876, world famous Albert Hall was built to provide employment to the drought affected youth of the state. The Prince of Wales, Prince Albert, kept the foundation stone of the hall on February 6, 1876. The name Albert was given to the hall in the name of the Prince who kept the foundation stone of the place.
Nestled in the heart of the city, Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur is easily reachable from all parts of the city. The museum is open on all seven days of the week and can be visited anytime between ten in the morning to five in the evening time. A place of attraction, Albert Hall museum in Jaipur sees a large number of visitors every year.
The Albert Hall at Jaipur is majorly famous for its museums. The ground floor and the first floor of the hall occupy an exclusive art museum and have a large number of beautiful paintings. Paintings from various art schools in Rajasthan have been put on a display here. Most of the paintings here date back to the 18the century. The museum also has a mummy that is nearly twenty three hundred years old. The mummy that was brought from Egypt is supposed to be of a woman from a family of the priest. The statues depicting various communities of the state of Rajasthan are also displayed at Albert Hall museum in Jaipur. Various ornaments and clothes worn by the people from various communities in the state are also displayed here. Another section of the museum has articles of blue pottery, ivory, marble and meenakari (enamel work on metal). Metal, wood and stone statues from 8th and 11th century are also kept in the Albert Hall museum in Jaipur. Various musical instruments used in earlier days are highlighted here. |
