The City Palace Museum, Udaipur is embellished with
an elegant lifestyle of ancient Mewar documenting the lives of the Maharanas.
With a different range of exhibits, these galleries restore and preserve the irreplaceable
age old traditions and rituals of Mewar, through time
Immersing into the saga of Mewar, let’s take a
virtual tour through the ornate galleries of City Palace, Udaipur.
Gallery-
Amar Mahal- Magnificance of Silver- Reflecting the best of Silver smithy
Being the only silver gallery of Asia, the complete exhibit is
dedicated to finest silver workmanship, throughout history. From basic silver
ornaments to the detailed silvery mandaps,
the gallery houses innumerable
old family heirlooms of the royal family of Mewar, providing an insight into
the silverwares of ancient Mewar.
Equipped with state-of-the-art light fittings and
adhering to international conservation standards; The Bhagwat Prakash gallery
is devoted to the show and exhibition of photographic materials. The 126
exhibits on display provide a photographic view of the reign of five successive
Maharanas of Mewar, from Maharana Swaroop Singh (r. 1842 – 1861) to Maharana
Bhupal Singh (r. 1930 – 1955); modify the visual depiction of a ruler from a distant
leader to a more approachable figure.
Fateh Niwas Gallery – Mewar Miniature Painting
Exhibition.
The city of Udaipur is Called for its proficiency in
miniature paintings with the history dating back to 1800 years. With the
earliest painting, courting back to 1715
A.D., this gallery exhibits approximately 200 paintings classified under the categories such as nobles, court life and
festivals, fairytale-like processions, animal fights, hunting scenes, places of
pilgrimage in Mewar and much More.
Fateh Niwas Gallery- Palace
Calendar Exhibition.
Palace of Mewar, since 1987, has been
following the rituals of publishing its yearly theme calendar, all of which
collectively are displayed in the gallery.
Fateh Niwas Gallery- Coat of
Arms Exhibition.
The Fateh Niwas Gallery exhibited
a huge collection of the Coats Of Arms from various princely states of India
along with the Coats Of Arms from the 22 former princely states of Rajasthan
and Coat of Arms of 14 princely states which spread throughout the country
after originating from Mewar.
Gokul Niwas Gallery: The
Curtain Raiser – The Mewar Regalia Textile and Costume Exhibition.
Gokul Niwas
Gallery Showcase the rich and diverse collection of textile from Mewar. The
gallery displays the living heritage of 200 years, carried generation
to generation in the dress code and lifestyle of Maharanas.