Formerly known as Winchester Museum, Sardar Patel Museum is a multi faceted
museum located in Sonifalia. Established in 1st February 1890, the museum
has a collection of over 80,000 specimens of arts and crafts. The exhibits
includes traditional textiles, oil paintings, stuffed specimens of animal
and birds, miniatures, old manuscripts, sandal wood and artifacts made
of wood, metal, stone, ivory, terracotta, porcelain, etc. All the specimens
are classified in various section and are exhibited in different galleries.
A visit to Sardar Patel Myseum will bring forth the dormant history of
Surat. It has been visited by a large number of students come from various
school, colleges, educational institutions to know the cultural heritage
of the city. The museum is opened from 11.45a.m - 1.45p.m and 2. 45a.m.
to 5. 45p.m from Wednesdays to Saturdays and on Sundays and Tuesdays it
is opened from 2. 45a.m to 5.45p.m. It remains closed on Monday and public
holidays
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