Amrapali Museum, Museum in Jaipur, India
The Amrapali Museum is a jewelry museum on Ashok Marg in Jaipur, India, displaying around 850 selected pieces from across the country. The collection covers ornaments worn on every part of the body, along with ceremonial objects, tools, and religious items drawn from many regions and communities.
The museum was founded in 2011 by Rajiv Arora and Rajesh Ajmera, the two designers behind the Amrapali jewelry brand, who had been collecting pieces since 1978. Their decades of gathering objects from across India eventually grew into a collection large enough to share with the public.
Many pieces in the collection were worn by ordinary women, not royalty. Silver was preferred over gold in hot regions like Rajasthan, as it was considered cooler on the skin and could be sold in times of need.
The museum is open Monday through Saturday and is easy to find on Ashok Marg. A visit pairs well with a walk through Johari Bazaar or a stop at the Gem Palace nearby, where local jewelers are still at work.
Some of the old pieces the founders came across had already been melted down to make new jewelry before they could be saved, so what is on display today represents what was rescued in time. Among the objects is a 1929 necklace set with diamonds that spells out 'Good thoughts, good words, good deeds' in blue lettering.
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