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Collections - Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum
The Municipal Corporation Museum
Sarod Ghar
| | Collections - Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum | | The Archaeological Museum was established in 1922. On view are inscriptions, copper plates, inscribed seals, stone pillars and capitals, terracotta and coins excavated from ancient sites like Pawaya (Padmavati), Besvagar (Vidisha). Ujjain (Ujjayini) and Maheshwar. There are copies of the frescoes and paintings from Bagh. There are some antiquities dating back to the 1st century AD. Even though many of these have been defaced by the iconoclastic Mughals, their perfection of form has survived the ravages of time. Particularly worth seeing is the statue of Shalbhanjika from Gyraspur, the tree goddess, epitome of perfection in miniature. The statue is kept in the custody of the museum's curator, which can be seen on request.
The palace has been now converted in a museum and houses very good collection of Jain and Hindu artifacts.
| | | The Municipal Corporation Museum | | This has a very fine natural history section. | | | Sarod Ghar | | The old ancestral house of the legendary Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan has recently been converted into 'Sarod Ghar'. The museum has been rebuilt keeping in mind the old traditional architecture of Gwalior and houses in it ancient instruments of the great Indian Masters of yesteryears. | |
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