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The Thar Heritage Museum

Near Bhatia News Agency | Gandhi Chowk, Jaisalmer 345001, India
919414150762
Ranked #5 of 12 attractions in Jaisalmer
4.5 of 5 stars 15 Reviews
Type: History Museums
Owner description: Aim of this museum is to collect and preserve historical and ancient folk art of Thar Desert for tourist scholar and young generation. Museum is...... more » Owner description: Aim of this museum is to collect and preserve historical and ancient folk art of Thar Desert for tourist scholar and young generation. Museum is founded by L.N. Khatri M.com, M.A. Author of Jaisalmer Folklore History and Architecture. This Museum Awarded by District Magistrate 2006, and Governor of Rajasthan on 15 August 2008 for preservation of folk Heritage. Museum displayed sea-fossil, documents of Jaisalmer state, coins, post cards, ancient manuscripts, weapons, musical instruments, leather containers of ghee. « less
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Hamilton
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012
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I chanced across this small private museum while I was walking in the city. The owner came after a few minutes, and was very informative abut the items. He is very interested in the culture of the outlying villages. More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2012
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We found this place while wandering along the backstreets of Jaisalmer, and found the owner to be very interesting , and passionate about his subject. The entrance fee is minimal, and he didn't even try to sell us loads of artifacts! More

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Cupertino, California
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2012
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I was very impressed with this little gem of a find hidden away in Jaisalmer. It ALWAYS open, you just have to ask the Mr. Khatri, owner of shop around corner. Do yourself and the museum a favor and stop by, it's cheap, you will learn a lot an be impressed with the local collection. More

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Warszawa
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2012
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Small museum, full of nice old photographies, old music instruments, posters and other things which help you to look on Jaisalmer from other perespective. There are multimedial devices where you can see how people play on the several music instruments. In the evenings thaere are 30 min puppet performances. (I can not rate it because we did not attend due... More

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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2012
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city is a bit dirty but palaces and sand dunes are great.the musuem is a must see More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 November 2011
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This is a one man effort. Everyday evening, they have puppet shows, which are quite enjoyable. The local musical instruments on display are quite knowledgable. Visitors can also buy hand made puppets directly from the artists, after the puppet show. They also have a small souvineer shop. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 November 2011
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The Thar Heritage Museum is located down a backstreet of Jaisalmer’s main bazaar, which is a fair trek from the city fort, at least in the blistering heat that is customary for the region. The cows do a good job of blocking the main drag as they gurn on plastic bags and other rubbish they find piled up on the... More

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Jaisalmer, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 November 2011
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The museum is very interesting, with a lot of old artefacts from the area. The museum is small but you enjoy, especially that the owner of the place take the time to talk to you about all his collection and a little history of jaisalmer. However he is the owner of an emporium, close to the museum, and that the... More

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Mangalore, India
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17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 November 2010
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Displays old sea fossils found in the desert, camel and horse ornaments, old musical instruments, arms, old documents, coins and ancient manuscripts. Of particular interest is the replica of a typical marwari business office of yesteryears and the 100kg. containers to transport ghee on camel backs. More

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utrecht
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2009
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This small museum contains an interesting collection of old user- and art-objects that are typical of Rajasthani culture. The collector and owner Laxmi will show you around personally and explain what the items were (and in some cases are still) used for. Definitely worth a visit! More

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