Darbar Hall Museum is located at Janata Chowk. Previously the Darbar Hall was the court of the Nawabs of Junagadh.
The museum was set up in the year1966. The collections of the museum takes one back to the period of the Nawabs of Junagadh. The museum houses Royal furniture, silver-plated throne, silver chair and silk carpets. Different types of zummers, mirrors, silver objects, oil paintings, miniature paintings, photographs, palanquins, arms, albums, huge chandeliers, royal armory, portraits and golden ornaments are also preserved in the museum.
The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 3.00 p.m. to 6 pm leaving Wednesdays, 2nd and 4th Saturdays and Government Holidays.
(Last Updated on : 12-06-2014)
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