Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum, Maharashtra, India
4.5 (494 reviews) Monday: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Spent Ranking #11 in Pune District Speciality Museums
A gem in heart of Pune
The area doesn't look huge. It's located in a narrow lane where parking is an issue. But forget all that. Once you step inside you'll discover a whole world of amazing idols, historic objects, ancient paintings, musical instruments and much much more. It closes at 5.30 pm and the ticket is Rs.60 for adults. We reached around 4.00 pm and had one hour time with us. We thought we'll easily see it all, but by 5.00 pm we realised we had to rush through the last 3 sections and needed 30 more minutes to fully see and appreciate the amazing collection by Raja Dinkar Kelkar. A must visit!
Address
1377-78, Natu Baug, Pune 411002 India
Mobile
Website
http://www.rajakelkarmuseum.com/index.asp
Working hours
Monday : 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday : 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday : 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday : 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday : 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday : 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday : 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 3:27
User Ratings
4.5 based on (494 reviews)
Reviews
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5Allan DSouza 5:00 PM Feb 21, 2023
A Hidden Gem!
An immersive history lesson that threw light on how Indians of the subcontinent lived, loved, cooked, celebrated,decorated,clothed, housed, attacked, defended, travelled, prayed and performed. A history buff could easily spend 3 hours at the venue. More prominent direction signboards leading to the venue and dedicated parking space could help as would item signboards with slightly more information. Also the museum shoppee could have more items reflective of Pune's rich culture and heritage.
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4Gautam Pendharkar 5:00 PM Nov 28, 2022
Excellent Collection
If you're on a visit to Pune, this is one of the best places for history buffs. Although this was a private collection of Raja Dinkar Kelkar, it was donated to government to make it into Museum. You will find amazing works of art in storage, doors & war weapons used in ancient times in India, especially in the western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujrarat & Kerala). Each product made at that time, was filled with so much art that you wonder what are we doing now in the "plastic" world. We have lost so much of knowledge about making durable homes, utensils, clothes, musical instruments etc.
