This is an excellent museum with rare and interesting artifacts, textiles, painting transport items etc laid out with utmost care and thought. The Palanquin Gallery and Howdah Gallery display a superb collection of old and costly specimens of great historical value.


The armoury section showing one of the finest collection of old weapons and arms is housed in Maan Vilas whereas the paintings are displayed at the Umaid Vilas. Similarly, the museum of Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur Takht Mahal, the Phool Mahal, Moti Mahal and Jhanki Mahal in the sprawling palace complex show numerous objects of great artistic and historic value

General Information
Main Attraction
Armoury, Paintings.

Location
Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

Timings
Timing : 10.00 A.M. to 5.00 PM
Closed : Open on all days of the week.

Prime Attractions of Jodhpur
Government Museum - Jodhpur
This museum has a rich collection of weapons, textiles, miniature portraits, local crafts and images of Jain Tirthankars. It is situated in the middle of the Umaid public gardens.

Marwar Festival
Marwar Festival is held every year in memory of the heroes of Rajasthan. The festival is held in the month of Ashwin (September-October) in Jodhpur, for two days during the full moon of Sharad Poornima.

Mehrangarh Fort
Situated on a steep hill, Mehrangarh fort is one of the largest forts in India. The beauty and the grandeur of numerous palaces in the fort narrates a saga of hard sandstones yielding to the chisels of skilled Jodhpuri sculptures.

Umaid Bhawan Palace
The only palace built in 20th century under the famine relief programme, has now been converted into a hotel with some parts being retained as a museum.