Jaisalmer Museum

Desert Culture Center & Museum

  • Location : Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
  • Timings : Its open daily except Friday from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm

This museum at Jaisalmer has textiles, old coins, fossils and traditional Rajasthani instrument among other things. It’s aim is to preserve Rajasthan’s cultural heritage and conduct research on local history.

Folklore Museum

  • Location : Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
  • Timings : Its open daily from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

The Lok Sanskritik Sangrahalaya or the Museum of Folk Culture situated on the bank of Gadsisar lake in Mehar Bagh Garden is divided into six sections and has a rich collection of paintings, photographs, costumes, hairstyles and jewellery, utility articles of rural life, camel and bone decorations, fossils, ornamental arches, as well as articles connected with folk and cultural lifestyles

Government Museum

  • Location : Rajasthan
  • Timings : Its open daily from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

The Govt. museum was opened in 1984 and is situated on Police Line Road near Moomal Hotel. It houses a large collection of wood and marine fossils and gives an insight into the geological past of the area. Sculptures from the ancient townships of Kiradu and Lodurva dating back to the 12th century pulsate with youth and grace and depict the skill of the time.