by
Mian Azeemullah
The Fakir Khana is an old 'haveli' type mansion, and is now the private museum of the famous Fakir Family of Lahore. It is one of the largest private museums in South Asia. Considered a hidden treasure of art: paintings, sculptures, manuscripts, Chinese porcelain, Persian carpets and countless masterpieces of Art, it is situated in Bhaati Gate area, an old section of the Walled City of Lahore, in Punjab province of Pakistan.
The Museum gives the visitor interesting information on the culture and history of the Punjab. The exhibits of the museum include gifts from Queen Victoria and Maharajah Ranjit Singh to Fakir Syed Azizuddin and Fakir Syed Nooruddin who were ministers in his court. The Museum is currently managed by members of the Fakir Family. It is closed to the general public and visitations are by appointment only.
For further details please see the Museum website: http://fakirkhanamuseum.blogspot.com/
(c) Mr Tahir Iqbal, Lahore, 2014, with thanks and acknowledgements
Mian Azeemullah
The Fakir Khana is an old 'haveli' type mansion, and is now the private museum of the famous Fakir Family of Lahore. It is one of the largest private museums in South Asia. Considered a hidden treasure of art: paintings, sculptures, manuscripts, Chinese porcelain, Persian carpets and countless masterpieces of Art, it is situated in Bhaati Gate area, an old section of the Walled City of Lahore, in Punjab province of Pakistan.
The Museum gives the visitor interesting information on the culture and history of the Punjab. The exhibits of the museum include gifts from Queen Victoria and Maharajah Ranjit Singh to Fakir Syed Azizuddin and Fakir Syed Nooruddin who were ministers in his court. The Museum is currently managed by members of the Fakir Family. It is closed to the general public and visitations are by appointment only.
For further details please see the Museum website: http://fakirkhanamuseum.blogspot.com/
(c) Mr Tahir Iqbal, Lahore, 2014, with thanks and acknowledgements
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