This interesting little museum tells the history of Rajasthan's princely states and has exhibits on traditional Rajasthani culture.
Features include Rajasthani music, textiles and a phad scroll painting depicting the story of the Rajasthani folk hero Pabuji, used by travelling singers as they recite Pabuji's epic exploits.
It also hosts nightly half-hour puppet shows with English commentary. The ticket includes admission to the Jaisalmer Folklore Museum.
Desert cultural center and museum is a place where you will get to know about the rich cultural heritage and customs of Jaisalmer, a popular destination in Rajasthan. So if you are short on time and cannot mug up in library, this is the place to be. The place is well maintained and harbors rare coins and manuscript related to Jaisalmer history and the history of Rajasthan in whole.
Desert Cultural Centre & Museum is one thing that is very popular among foreigners is 'Karal', the traditional opium mixing box. The place regularly organizes showcase programs for tourists. Try to get there before the mentioned time in order to avoid rush.
History and attractions of Desert culture centre and Museum:
The museum was established by Dr. Nand Kishore Sharma and his establishment proved to be helpful for many foreign tourists. The museum showcases a wide variety of Rajasthani art, old kitchen utensils and a wide variety of ancient and medieval fossils. The museum gives a peak of the ancient Rajasthani culture and how people used to live in the medieval period. The items on display here have historical significance. Visiting the museum is an enriching experience and one should definitely visit The Desert Culture Centre and Museum.
Jaisalmer tourism is one of the best known in the state of Rajasthan as it is full of hospitality. Jaysalmar (or Jaisalmer) is a nicknamed as ‘The Sun City’ and ‘The Golden City’ for it’s bright, hot days and golden colored sand. Alike other Rajasthani cities, Jaisalmer tour will take foreigners towards forts, and other architectural monuments and there are lots of Jaisalmer tourist places to visit in the winters.