Museum
Prachina Museum
Located within Junagarh Fort, this museum presents royal costumes, textiles, decorative arts and objects from Bikaner's courtly life.
About Prachina Museum
The Prachina Museum sits inside Junagarh Fort and is run by the royal family's trust. It focuses on the costumes, textiles and everyday objects of Bikaner's court in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when European fashions began to blend with Rajput tradition.
Its displays include royal wedding costumes, turbans, shawls, carpets and silverware.
Prachina Museum At A Glance
- Location
- Junagarh Fort, Bikaner
- Type
- Museum
- Heritage Status
- Royal costume/craft museum
- Entry
- Arranged by your guide on the day
Good To Know
Visiting Prachina Museum
Where is Prachina Museum?
- Inside Junagarh Fort, so it's easy to add to a visit to the fort's palaces.
What is Prachina Museum known for?
- Its royal costumes and textiles, which show how Bikaner's court dressed across a century of change.
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