Alice Garg National Seashell Museum, Jaipur, Rajasthan India
Alice Garg National Seashell Museum JAIPUR Attractions, Sightseeing, Tourist places, Places to See Rajasthan India
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Alice Garg National Seashell Museum Timing
Timings: 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM (Open all days except Monday and major national holidays)
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Distance: Jaipur 7 KM
The Alice Garg National Museum is a private museum owned by the Rustomjee Memorial Foundation and is located in Malviya Nagar (Jaipur). It was set up by physicist K.B. Garg in his wife's name when their personal seashell collection became too large to be kept at home. It is the only museum dedicated entirely to seashells in India and has a collection of over 3000 sea shells.
The Museum has a very rich and varied collection from all parts of the world. Although shells from India's seashores constitute a substantial part the collection the museum has a very sizable number of specimens from all over. One can find in the Museum shells from seas like Australian/Zealandic, Caribbean, Californian, Peruvian, Mediterranean, Carolinian, North Atlantic, Patagonian, South African, Panamic, Indo-Pacific and Japonic.
It is an ideal place to begin learning malacology and conchology, the science of mollusks and shells. Knowledgeable guidance, posters, charts, films, videos and a library are also here for the inquisitive visitors. It is destined to become a Marine (mollusks) Science Museum in not so distant a future.
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