Desert Culture Center & Museum, Jaisalmer lays bare the rich cultural tradition of the paradisaical land of Jaisalmer. Desert Culture Center & Museum boasts of its calm and serene surroundings. It is the ideal place for people to contemplate and reflect upon a lot of things.
The Desert Cultural Center and Museum is home to innumerable number of ancient scriptures, archaic coins and historical remains of great Rajas and Maharajas. This historical place is well-maintained by the tourism department of Jaisalmer. The museum and cultural center of Jaisalmer is the treasure trove of ethnic Rajasthani jewelery, musical instruments, textiles and handicrafts, ancient household implements weapons and arms and fossil works.
This place also possesses those unique opium boxes popularly known as Karals. These showpieces showcase the rich cultural heritage of the ancient Rajasthan. The museum reflects the attributes of the royal kings and queens of Jaisalmer.
The museum has to its credit astounding pieces of art that draws the attention of innumerable number of tourists and foreign travelers every year. These expensive items are displayed for public viewing all round the year.
The colourful tradition of Rajasthan comes alive through these ancient relics that are preserved through the ages.
History and attractions of Desert culture centre and Museum:
The museum was established by Dr. Nand Kishore Sharma and his establishment proved to be helpful for many foreign tourists. The museum showcases a wide variety of Rajasthani art, old kitchen utensils and a wide variety of ancient and medieval fossils. The museum gives a peak of the ancient Rajasthani culture and how people used to live in the medieval period. The items on display here have historical significance. Visiting the museum is an enriching experience and one should definitely visit The Desert Culture Centre and Museum.
