Sardar Government Museum

The Sardar Government Museum was built in the year 1909, the museum is named after Sardar Singh, a maharaja of Jodhpur, and was constructed under the reign of his son, Maharaja Umaid Singh. It was built by Henry Vaughan Lanchester and formally opened for the general public on 17 March 1936. Located at Maliyo St, Baldev Ram Mirdha, Paota, Sri Ganganagar, the Sardar Government Museum is 9. 6 kms from the center of Jodhpur.

Jodhpur Government Museum or the Sardar Government Museum is situated in the Umaid Garden of the Umaid Palace, the construction of which was supervised and designed by Henry Vaughan Lanchester who was a famous Edwardian architect. The architecture of the museum is magneficient and one of the reasons for attracting a large number of visitors apart from the artifacts on display.

The Museum is divided into four sections of Archaeological, Armory, Art and Craft and Historical sections with each of the sections displaying in a total of around 400 sculptures, 10 incriptions, a couple thousand of miniature paintings, a dozen terracotta and 32 metallic objects dating back to the 19th Century, also on the display are over a hundred thousand coins of the era and Arms and Ammunitions of the by gone era. There are various exhibits and galleries inside the museum which feature miniature paintings, textiles, stuffed animals like birds and animals, local crafts and images of Jain Tirthankars. The museum has a military section which is distinct from other parts of the museum which exhibits a good collection battleship of brass, also displayed are wooden models of early type aircrafts. The museum also has a public library and a zoo which is situated in the Umaid Gardens.

The Umaid Garden is also a prime attraction, itself being a very well kept and beautifully developed garden which offers a picturesque and beautiful aura to the people visiting the Museum. The Umaid Garden came into existence and was built and brought up under the reign of Maharaja Umaid Singh. Sardar Government Museum displays mostly the art and sculptures along with coins and arms, though a separate Military section features a decent collection of wooden and brass models of early aircrafts, battleshipsand weaponry. The architecture of the Museum is infamous for holding its beauty and has kept up very well along the past century since its inception, the credit goes to the architect, Henry Vaughan Lanchester for coming up with a marvellous piece of creation which has made the establishment able to withstand the test of time and still adorn all its beauty and finesse.

Best time to visit Jodhpur
October to March remains the best time to visit Jodhpur. During this time, the weather stays at its pleasant best and comfortable.These months also invite numerous colorful festivities to the city.

How to Reach Jodhpur
By Air: Jodhpur city’s airport is well connected to various cities of Rajasthan and India. Prominent ones are Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur and Udaipur. The airport is only 5 km from the center of the city.
By Train: Jodhpur railway station operates frequent trains from various cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. Highly luxurious Palace on Wheels is also a nice alternative to explore the city of Jodhpur. Besides other trains running to Jodhpur include Suryanagari Express, Jaisalmer Delhi Express, Chennai Jodhpur Express and Howrah Jodhpur.
By Bus: Numerous private buses, particularly Volvoserve as very nice mean to travel to Jodhpur via road. One can also board buses from the capital city of Rajasthan, Jaipur to Jodhpur.