Museums and Galleries in Pakistan |
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On independence The development
of museums in the country has been spectacular and the last decades have seen quite a few
museums being established and many others reorganized on modern lines. Recently a museum exclusively devoted to Allama
Iqbal at Javed Manzil, Lahore and another |
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Provinces: | S. No. |
Name of Museum |
Establishment
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Balochistan: | 1 | Quetta Museum, Quetta |
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NWFP: | 2 | Peshawar Museum, | 1947 |
3 | University Museum-Peshawar, | 1995 | |
4 | Chakdara Museum, | 1960 | |
5 | Archaeological Museum, Saidu Sharif, Swat. | 1963
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Punjab: | 6 | Archaeological Museum Taxila, Distt. |
1990 |
7 | Armoury |
1928 | |
8 | Mughal and Sikh Galleries in Lahore-Fort. | 1928 | |
9 | Archaeological Museum, |
1965 |
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10 | Allama |
1967 | |
11 | Museum-cum-Library at Iqbal Manzil, |
1977 | |
12 | Bahawalpur Museum, |
1977 | |
13 | Faqirkhana Museum, Lahore, (Private) | ||
14 | Chughatai Museum, Lahore, (Private) | ||
15 | Shakir Ali Museum, Lahore, (Private) | ||
16 | Arts & Craft Museum Lahore, (Punjab govt.) | ||
17 | Science Museum-Lahore, | ||
18 | Lokvirsa Museum- Islamabad | ||
19 | Natural History Museum- Islamabad |
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Sindh: | 20 | National |
1990 |
21 | Museum at Quaid-I-Azam Birth Place |
1950 | |
22 | Archaeological Museum, Moenjodaro
Distt. Larkana |
1953 | |
23 | Archaeological Museum, Banbhore, Distt. Thatta. | 1967 | |
24 | Archaeological Museum, Omerkot, Distt: Tharparkar | 1967 | |
25 | Archaeological Museum, |
1968 | |
26 | Moenjodaro Museum-Moenjodaro. | ||
27 | University Museum-Hyderabad
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Galleries |
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Karachi | Arts Council Gallery, Ali Imam Gallery, Koonj Gallery- |
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Lahore | Al-Hamra Art Gallery, Lahore Art Gallery, Croweater Gallery- |
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Islamabad | National Art Gallery, Nomad Art Gallery- Rohtas Art Gallery - |
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(LOK VIRSA) FOLK ART MUSEUM, ISLAMABAD. | |||