Tourist Attraction - Desert Culture Centre & Museum

Location: Gadi Sagar Road

How to Reach: Local Transport

Highlight: Extensive collection of rare articles

Timings: 10 AM to 05 PM

Desert Culture Centre and Museum is a treasure-trove of rich cultural lineage, artistic brilliance and craftsmanship of Jaisalmer. A highly sought after destination by art lovers and history buffs, the museum displays extensive collections of ethnic artifacts, traditional instruments, huge collections of medieval coins and some rarest of rare fossils mined in Jaisalmer. For the visitors benefit, the museum organizes several special displays throughout the year.

The Desert cultural center and museum displays numerous ancient scriptures, historical remains from royal age and archaic coins. A well-maintained museum by the tourism department of Jaisalmer, one may also observe and marvel the ethnic Rajasthani jewelry, textiles and handicrafts, musical instruments, weapons and arms and fossil works. “Karal’, the one of a kind utensil used for opium mixing is also popular amongst the visitors.

Housing the best of Rajasthani culture and customs, the museum is now a highly frequented destination amongst the locals, researchers and scholars. With its peaceful and somewhat intellectual ambience, the site is an ideal place to contemplate and reflect.