Museum Address
Gem Plaza, G-1/21-23, Gems & Jewellery Zone, E.P.I.P.
Sitapura
Email
info@gyanjaipur.com
Museum website
gyanjaipur.com
Are there any docents or guides who visitors can directly call to book for a guided tour?
Yes
When was the museum established?
2015
Briefly describe the history of the museum, its collection and donors.
Gyan Museum orbits around the treasured assortments of naturalist, collector and gemologist, Mr Gyan Chand Dhaddha (1940-2004). The museum offers a rare insight into history as seen by Dhaddha and the objects he collected. The museum houses over 1,000 treasured pieces, which he amassed during his lifetime including textiles, paintings, antique jewellery, vintage spectacles, rare inscriptions, and objet d'art from around the world, dating back to over 3,000 years.
A tribute by his sons, Suresh and Arun Dhaddha, the museum has been designed by the French designer Paul Mathieu, who envisioned the museum as a space where objects and ideas from diverse provenance and periods would not only be admired, but they would also inspire dialogue and push for new ways for visitors to experience them.
Workshops/seminars/lectures
No
Library and archives services
Yes
IT facilities ( Photocopying, printing, computer )
No
Conference/ Seminar hall
No
Who manages the museum?
Others
Email
akhil@gyanjaipur.com
Person-in-charge of the museum
Director
What is the average duration to see the museum?
1-2 hours
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Is the museum currently closed?
No
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Gallery Images
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Interior view of the museum and library
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A collection of textiles on display
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Over 200 hookah mouth pieces on display
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Bidri work on silver | Bidar, Karnataka
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Lid of a bowl
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Tribal earrings made of gold, rubies and enamel from southern India
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Gold,rubies and enamel
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Tribal Earrings
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Swiss & British made pocket watches
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A group of ornate miniature pendants from western India
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Natural pigments and bevelled glass
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Miniature pendants
Year
c.19th - 20th century
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Embroidered hats made of velvet with silver zardozi (embroidery) and cotton thread work
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Velvet, silver zardozi (embroidery) and cotton thread work
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Embroidered hats
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Copper plates with Devanagari inscription from southern India
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Copper plates
Opening Days
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