Peshawar Museum

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Peshawar Museum is a prominent museum in Peshawar, Pakistan, renowned for its extensive collection of Gandharan Buddhist art and regional archaeological artifacts.

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instanceOf archaeological museum
art museum
museum
architecturalStyle Indo-Gothic architecture
collectionFocus Buddhist heritage of northwestern Pakistan
Gandhara civilization
regional archaeology of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
collectionSizeCharacteristic one of the largest collections of Gandharan art in the world
continent Asia
country Pakistan
formerName Victoria Memorial Hall
hasCollection Buddhist art
Greco-Buddhist art
surface form: Gandharan art

Hindu art
Islamic art
Sikh art
archaeological artifacts
ceramics
ethnographic objects
inscriptions
jewellery
manuscripts
numismatic collection
sculptures
textiles
weapons
woodwork
hasExhibitType Bodhisattva statues
Buddha statues
Islamic period coins
Kushan period coins
architectural fragments
arms and armour
calligraphy
coins from Indo-Greek period
ethnological displays
miniature paintings
reliefs depicting Jataka tales
stone sculptures
stucco sculptures
heritageDesignation important cultural institution of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
inception 1907
languageOfWorkOrName English
Pashto
Urdu
locatedIn Peshawar
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
locatedInTimeZone Pakistan Standard Time
namedAfter Queen Victoria
significantEvent expansion of galleries in 1960s
renovation and expansion in early 21st century
touristAttraction Peshawar

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Peshawar hasMuseum Peshawar Museum