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To know the traditions and the heritage of Rajasthan, Museums are the best place to visit. The Museums in Jaipur are a rich collection of the antiques of the past era, and also of varied other things like miniature paintings, woodwork, metal objects, old traditional ceremonial dresses of the royal families, pottery objects, sculptures, and other arts & crafts.
Dolls Museum is one of the most popular museums in Jaipur, which is mostly visited by tourists from all over the globe. The museum has a collection of a large number of lovely dolls representing different cultures of across the world. The dolls in the museum are all clad in traditional attires of various countries, which mesmerizes the visitors.
The Dolls Museum is situated at a distance of about 4 km from the city center. The museum is built in 1974 with the exclusive purpose of providing an insight into the different cultures across the world. The various attires that can be seen in this museum include attires of Gujarat, Bengal, Assam, Kashmir, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, and several other states. Amongst the most striking one’s are the bridal dresses of Mysore, Kerela, Gujarat, Bengal and Punjab and the dresses of classical dance forms like Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Odissi and Kuchipudi.
You can also see the national dresses of USA, Britain, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Ghana, Uganda, Lebanon and Afghanistan. The dolls wearing bridal dresses of Japan, Malaysia, Burma, China, and New Zealand are also very beautiful. |