Dogra Art Museum, Art museum in Mubarak Mandi Palace, Jammu, India
The Dogra Art Museum is a museum in the Pink Hall of Mubarak Mandi Palace in Jammu, India, housing a large collection of miniature paintings, manuscripts, sculptures, and decorative objects. The works come from both regional and Persian traditions and span a wide range of periods.
Mubarak Mandi Palace grew over several generations as Dogra rulers added new wings and halls throughout the 19th century. The museum opened in 1954, giving the public access to artworks that had previously been held in royal and noble collections.
The museum is known for its collection of Basohli miniature paintings, a style that developed in the hills south of the Himalayas and is recognized by its bold colors and flat figures. Many of the objects on display were once owned by noble families from the surrounding region.
The museum sits in central Jammu inside the Mubarak Mandi Palace complex, which is easy to find on foot from the older parts of the city. Weekdays are generally quieter, making it easier to move through the rooms and look at the objects closely.
The collection holds a gold plated bow said to have belonged to Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, which is an unusual object to find in a regional art museum. Alongside it, a stone plate inscribed in Takri script offers a rare look at a writing system that fell out of everyday use during the 20th century.
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