Jaipur, Rajasthan
Location:
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Size:
50,000 Sq. Ft
Technology Used:
3D LiDAR Scanning, Arial Photogrammetry
The Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur is the oldest museum of the state and functions as the state museum of Rajasthan, India. The building is situated in ram Niwas garden outside the city wall opposite new gate and is a fine example of Indo-Saracenic architecture. It is also called the government central museum. It was considered one of the best 19th century museums for the variety of its collections. It was renovated in 2008 and reopened as one of the most advanced museums in India.
The building was designed by Samuel Swinton Jacob, assisted by Mir Tujumool Hoosein, and was opened as a public museum in 1887. Maharaja Ram Singh initially wanted this building to be a town hall, but his successor, Madho Singh ii, decided it should be a museum for the art of Jaipur and included as part of the New Ram Nivas Garden.
It is named after king Edward vii (Albert Edward), during whose visit to the city as the Prince of Wales its foundation stone was laid, on 6 February 1876. The museums founders collected the best examples of many crafts and sometimes even got some pieces manufactured. Colonel Tomas h. Hendley was given the responsibility of curating the collection.