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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/SPS_Museum > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/SPS_Museum.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPS_Museum > Source revision: 1356142959 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Museum in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox museum | name = Shri Pratap Singh Museum | native_name = | native_name_lang = | logo = | image = File:Sri Pratap Singh Museum Bowels 4th Century AD.jpg | caption = Exhibit in the Sri Pratap Singh Museum | alt = | map_type = | map_caption = | former_name = | established = 1898 | dissolved = | location = Wazir Bagh [Srinagar](/source/Srinagar), [Jammu and Kashmir](/source/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)), [India](/source/India) | coordinates = {{coord|34.06678|74.81312|type:landmark|display=title, inline}} | type = Archaeological and historical | collection_size = | visitors = | director = | president = | curator = | public_transit = | parking = | website = | network = | image_size = | map_alt = }} The '''Shri Pratap Singh Museum''', commonly known as the '''SPS Museum''', is a museum in Wazir Bagh [Srinagar](/source/Srinagar), [Jammu and Kashmir](/source/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)), [India](/source/India). Established in 1898, the museum houses a collection of over 80,000 objects from various regions in [Northern India](/source/North_India).{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/shri-pratap-singh-kashmirs-lone-museum-opens-new-building-for-public-in-srinagar-3541683.html|title=Shri Pratap Singh, Kashmir's lone museum, opens new building for public in Srinagar - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|date=11 June 2017 |access-date=2018-11-16}} == Description == === History === In 1889, a proposal for the foundation of an archaeology museum in the city of [Srinagar](/source/Srinagar) was formulated by Amar Singh and S.H. Godmerry.{{Cite web|url=https://museu.ms/museum/details/18163/sps-museum-srinagar|title=SPS Museum Srinagar|website=museu.ms|language=en|access-date=2018-11-16}} Singh was an officer in the [British Indian Army](/source/British_Indian_Army), while Godmerry was a scholar.{{Cite web|url=http://jktourism.org/sps-museum.html|title=Department of Tourism, Jammu and Kashmir - SPS Museum|website=jktourism.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-11-16}} The pair produced and submitted a [memorandum](/source/memorandum) to [Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir](/source/Pratap_Singh_of_Jammu_and_Kashmir), the ruler of Sringar and Amar's older brother. The Majarah accepted the proposal and agreed to allow for the establishment of a museum; this new institution would house artifacts from [Jammu](/source/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)), Kashmir, [Baltistan](/source/Baltistan) and [Gilgit](/source/Gilgit). The museum was to be located inside a state-owned building near the [Jhelum river](/source/Jhelum_River). The establishment of the museum was overseen by [John Marshal](/source/John_Marshall_(archaeologist)), a British archaeologist (and future director of the [Archaeological Survey of India](/source/Archaeological_Survey_of_India)) who was renowned for his work in preserving the archaeological history of India. Srinagar's Accountant General, one Mr. Blerjee, was appointed as the first president of the museum; Blerjee was also tasked with recording a large collection of coins the museum added to its collection. The museum opened to the public in 1898, with its first collection consisting of items from Majarah Pratap's palace treasury. Following the re-organizational efforts of Indian archaeologist [Daya Ram Sahni](/source/Daya_Ram_Sahni) in 1913, the museum received objects recovered from archaeological excavations in [Panderenthan](/source/Pandrethan), [Parihaspora](/source/Parihaspore) and [Avantipura](/source/Awantipora). The collection of the museum continued to grow through the donation of items by private collectors; many of these items were domestic or household in nature.''Valley’s lone museum opens to public''. The Tribune. 12 Jun 2017. URL. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/valley-s-lone-museum-opens-to-public/420829.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026130431/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/valley-s-lone-museum-opens-to-public/420829.html |date=26 October 2019 }} Retrieved 2018-11-16. In 2017, the museum finished constructing a second building. The new building was built to be fire and earthquake resistant, and is used to house some of the SPS's more popular exhibits. The older 19th-century building remains in use. ==See also== *[Shashvat Art Gallery Jammu](/source/Shashvat_Art_Gallery_Jammu) *[Dogra Art Museum, Jammu](/source/Dogra_Art_Museum%2C_Jammu) *[National Museum of India](/source/National_Museum_of_India) == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.facebook.com/Spsmuseumsrinagar SPS Museum Facebook page] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130806143254/http://www.spsmuseum.org/ Archived webpage of SPS Museum] {{authority control}} Category:Buildings and structures in Srinagar Category:Archaeological museums in India Category:History of Srinagar Category:Museums in Jammu and Kashmir --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [SPS Museum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPS_Museum) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPS_Museum?action=history)). 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