Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum - राजा दिनकर केलकर संग्रहालय
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The Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum is in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It contains the collection of Dr Dinkar G. Kelkar (1896–1990), dedicated to the memory of his only son, Raja, who died early.
The collection was started around 1920 and by 1960 it contained around 15,000 objects. In 1962, Dr Kelkar handed his collection to the Department of Archaeology within the Government of Maharashtra.
The museum now holds over 20,000 objects of which 2,500 are on display. These consist of Indian mainly decorative items from everyday life and other art objects, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. There is a particularly fine collection of musical instruments.
Pune's Raja ( Dinkar ) Kelkar Museum is the lifelong collection of one man whose theme was the celebration of everyday life in art. Inkpots, cooking vessels & betal nut crackers all display the wealth of every day art.
Timings: 8.30 am-6.00 pm
Closed On: Government Holidays
Viewing Time: Half an hour
The collection was started around 1920 and by 1960 it contained around 15,000 objects. In 1962, Dr Kelkar handed his collection to the Department of Archaeology within the Government of Maharashtra.
The museum now holds over 20,000 objects of which 2,500 are on display. These consist of Indian mainly decorative items from everyday life and other art objects, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. There is a particularly fine collection of musical instruments.
Pune's Raja ( Dinkar ) Kelkar Museum is the lifelong collection of one man whose theme was the celebration of everyday life in art. Inkpots, cooking vessels & betal nut crackers all display the wealth of every day art.
Timings: 8.30 am-6.00 pm
Closed On: Government Holidays
Viewing Time: Half an hour
