National Museum of Pakistan

Displays a two million years old axe discovered on the Potohar Plateau. There is a remarkable gallery describing the early civilisation of Debal and Mansura. The collection of 58,000 old coins goes back as far as the 7th century CE and there are hundreds of well preserved sculptures. Another gallery, the ‘Freedom Movement gallery’, contains a large collection of pictures and articles arising from the time of the Independence movement. Items on display include archaeological artefacts, Islamic art, and other historical documents. The Quran gallery is renovated, equipped with air conditioning, modern lighting and audio system and has more than 300 copies of the Holy Quran, out of which around 52 rare manuscripts are on display. A gallery is dedicated to the relics obtained from cities of Mohenjodaro and Harappa of the famous Indus Valley Civilization, such as Moenjodaro’s best-known relics, the iconic sculpture of the priest-king and a bronze statuette of a dancing girl. Sa-Tu, Th 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00; F 09:00-12:00.

• history
• museum

Address

Burns Garden, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Rd

Hours

Closed · opens 10 am

Weekly hours

Mon	10 am–5 pm
Tue	10 am–5 pm
Wed	Closed
Thu	10 am–5 pm
Fri	10 am–5 pm
Sat	10 am–5 pm
Sun	10 am–5 pm

Phone

+922199212840

Website

nationalmuseumofpakistan.co.vu (opens in a new tab)