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Housed within the stately darbar hall of hamid manzil, the rampur raza library museum showcases a diverse collection of manuscripts, paintings, art objects, and calligraphy. The museum also hosts special exhibitions and offers visitors a glimpse into a world of beauty and grandeur. Visitors are captivated by the ornate gold-embellished ceiling, life-sized marble falcon statues, and antique chandeliers.
The museum is actively engaged in the documentation and preservation of its collection. Recent efforts include:
Seven of these instruments are of indian origin, two are from the middle east, and two are european. They span the 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th, and 19th centuries and bear inscriptions in arabic, persian, sanskrit and english.
Among the collection’s highlights is a celestial globe crafted by muhammad ibn jafar in 834 A.H.(1430-31 A.D.) in kirman, iran. An unsigned and undated mariner’s astrolabe is also of particular interest. Another notable astrolabe was designed by ziauddin muhammad of lahore in 1074 A.H.(1663-64 A.D.)
The library has published a catalog of these instruments titled “Astronomical instruments in the rampur raza library.”
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