Top 7 Museums You Should Visit In Pakistan

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Museum offers a sneak peek into a country's culture and regional specialties. You get a chance to discover local and historical artifacts of a specific era and time of a region. And during your discovery in Pakistan, you would love to spend your lunch time in a Museum. There are several such places all over Pakistan. When you have limited time, you can't explore them all. So, here are seven museums you should see in Pakistan.

The Faqir Khana Museum

The Faqir Khan Family opened their home to the general public in 1901. This family has a history of serving Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ruler of the subcontinent. This family has resided in a beautiful mansion inside Bhati Gate since the 18th Century. During their time of serving, they collected different gifts from the Maharaja family. This Museum attracts those interested in Maharajas and Sikhs because it unlocks a private collection of around 13000 artworks of those subcontinent rulers. Inside this mansion, you come across a wide variety of artifacts such as 10,000 manuscripts, pottery, statues, textiles, miniature paintings, some Gandhara relics, etc. One thing you must ...
... see in the Faqir Khan Museum is Crowning Jewel, a painting of Nawab Mumtaz Ali. What makes this painting different from other paintings is that the artist took 15 years to complete this painting because it was painted by using a single hair. Incredible!

Pakistan Railways Heritage Museum

Do you take an interest in trains like Sheldon? If yes, you should plan a one-day visit to this Heritage Museum that displays one-of-its-kind items for visitors. This Islamabad museum attracts many educational institutes that plan field trips for students. When it comes to learning about the Railway system, no place can serve as a role model other than this Museum, also known as Sharif Railway Museum. The outdoor attraction of the building lies in a stunning Victorian architecture while indoor attractions are of different kinds. Tourists like to see trolleys, coaches, old communication tools, and Signaling systems.

Lok Virsa Museum

One thing you can't forget to plan during your Trip to Islamabad is a one-day visit to Lok Virsa Museum. It is undoubtedly one of the well-maintained and beautiful museums in Pakistan. Foreigners interested in Pakistan's varied culture and heritage should visit this place. Lok Virsa is a National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage. It maintains this Museum and keeps updating it with the latest relics and paintings related to culture. It's not a traditional museum that you find easily in Pakistan. The minds behind this Museum are super creative; they display culture in the form of textile work and music. If you are a tourist, you can book hotels in Islamabad near this Museum to access this fascinating place easily.

National Museum of Science and Technology

When you are a science geek, you should plan a visit to SMST. This Museum helps students learn more about biology, math, psychology, and physics. Every year many colleges and schools plan a trip to this Museum, which has four galleries with an immense project collection. It contains more than 500 science projects whose discovery will surely broaden your mind about Science and technology.

Peshawar Museum

Tourists interested in Buddhist culture and sculptures always prefer Peshawar Museum. The reason is that no other museum in Pakistan put Gandhara art on display. You can find Budha heads of varied sizes in this Museum, Kalash wooden statues, and artifacts from the Gandhara period. If you are a Muslim who is only interested in Trial arts and Islamic antiques. In that case, you should head to another side of the Museum, explicitly showcasing the art and craft of the Muslim Era.

Army Museum

Are you interested in taking a close look at Army lives in Pakistan? If that's the case, you should enter the Army Museum. When you book hotels in Lahore, you can reach this Museum after booking a ride to Allah Iqbal International Airport. Since it's a short distance from Airport, you can plan this discovery at the end of your trip when you decide to leave Pakistan.

This contemporary Museum helps you imagine war zones because your room is filled with army tanks. You can find a room with different weapons used during wars by our Army for army protection. Many portraits of notable army figures fought and lost their lives for their homeland. There are statues of Commanders-in-Chief and Chief of Army Staff in the Museum, which was opened in 2017.

Chughtai Museum

If you take a deep interest in watercolor painting and sketches, you should spend some time in the Chughtai Museum. The name of this Museum is based on South Asia's first Muslim artist known as Abdur Rehman Chutai. This Museum was opened in the memory of this famous painter in 1975, and since then, it has remained open. It offers a close look at a diverse artwork collection of different creative artists throughout Asia. Chugtai is known for its fascinating 2000 watercolor paintings, thousands of sketches, and 300 etchings. He was the one who designed the PTV logo. You can book a hotel near Chughtai Museum so you can visit the whole place easily. If you are an art lover, you can't explore the entire place in one day, so a second or third visit is a requisite.