| Description: | Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum of Pune is situated on Bajirao Road, Shukawar Peth. The museum was founded by Dr Dinkar G. Kelkar in remembrance of his only son, Raja. The majority of the museum collection was assimilated by Dr Dinkar in his lifetime. He devoted more than 40 years of his life in building up the collection of the museum. He started gathering artifacts from the year 1920 and by 1960, the compilation had increased to around 15,000 items.
In 1962, Dr Dinkar handed over his entire collection to the Department of Archaeology of the Government of Maharashtra. Presently, the collection boasts of more than 20,000 articles, out of which majority items date back to somewhere between 18th and 19th century. However, only 2500 articles have been displayed inside the museum. Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum of Pune also has a very exquisite collection of musical instruments. The other items include Mughal antiques like paintings, instruments, lamps, etc. |
