Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum

The Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum is a museum located in Company Bagh, Amritsar. It served as the summer palace of the first king of the Sikh Empire, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, after whom the museum is named. The museum now provides an insight into the life of the Maharaja alongside the history, art, and architecture of the Sikh community between the 18th and 19th centuries. The museum is at a distance of 1.5 km from Amritsar Junction and about 4 km from The Golden Temple.

Converted into a Museum in 1977, the museum consists of a lot of artifacts and personal items of the Maharaja such as his armor and weaponry. It also displays fantastic paintings, various manuscripts, and coins from centuries, long gone. This reflects the secular spirit of the Maharaja and the rich history of the Sikh province. The paintings mostly depict scenes from the Sikh monarch’s court and camp. Among all of them, the most famous among observers is the one depicting the city of Lahore. The palace is surrounded by the famous Rambagh Gardens popular for its statue of the legendary king with his horse.

It has galleries that depict the heroics of the Air Force, Navy, cavalry, and other departments of the military forces. It houses a vivid description of the history and origin of the Sikh empire, the valiant Sikh conquests, Sikh rulers, fighters and martyrs, etc. The Ranjit Singh War Museum is an effort to pay homage to the priceless contribution of the Sikhs and a small way to remember them and their sacrifices in the hearts of fellow Sikhs and Indians.

The Historic Gallery contains the Diorama of the first and the second Battle of Panipat and the Anglo-Sikh war. It also contains blowups of Maharaja Sher Singh and Maharaja Bhagel Singh. It has paintings that depict the Krishna, Gupta, Mughal, and Sikh eras. The other models include those of INS Tarangini used for training the Indian Navy. There are life-size fighter tanks and Bofors that took down Tiger Hill. The model of INS Vikramaditya and single-manned fighter jets are the other things to look for. The walls are adorned with muskets right from ancient times to those used at present. The Ranjit Singh War Museum speaks greatly and vividly about the history of India, especially that of the Sikhs. It is a panorama of great paintings and models and brings tourists closer to the rich history of India. The Ranjit Singh War Museum is a tribute to all those lives that were lost for a noble cause.