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Jammu-Kashmir Museums & Art Galleries

Sri Pratap Singh Museum

Sri Pratap Singh Museum was once summer palace of the Kashmir maharajas. In 1898 the building became a the museum and the nucleus of the collection was based on ovjects from the Jammu and Kashmir toshkhana. These include shawls, paintings, arms and armoury, silver images, copper and jade ornaments, copper and brass utensils and Ladkhi hadicrafts.

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Dogra Art Gallery

In the early 60s small museum was established in Jammu to represent Dogra art and heritage. The objects in the museum are diverse. At the entrance there is beautifully carved image of Uma Mahesha, believed to date back to the 10th century AD and a black marble Shiva. On the walls are photographic depictions of Dogra architecture as seen in forts, palaces and temples.

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