The Kasur Museum, housed in a building 2km away from the city, is a picture of solitude on the Lahore-Kasur highway, which is used by the hundreds of people daily.
It is provided with hand-written Quran manuscripts, fossils from Chakwal, jewelry items and artifacts from the Sikh period as well as photographs related to the Pakistan movement.
A manuscript of the Holy Quran, handwritten by prominent calligrapher Hafiz Mustafa Afghan Kasuri in 1179, manuscripts in Nastaleeq style, weapons belonging to the Muslim period and a special Tehrik-i-Pakistan Gallery are some important features of the museum.
Established in 1999, the museum is located on the premises of what used to be the court of sub-divisional magistrate in repartition days.
Though the building was renovated around five years ago, it is in need of repairs again. While the museum curator was not available for comments, a junior staffer said that only a few people visited the museum, probably due to lack of awareness.
It may be noted that thousands of people from around the country visit the museum of Baba Bulhey Shah in Kasur throughout the year, especially at the annual Urs, but they pass by the museum for lack of awareness. LAHORE - Historically speaking, the name of Kasur city, according to one tradition, was a distortion of the word “Kussu Pura”, the ancient name of this town which was named after “Kussu”, the son of Ram, the legendary hero of the great Indian Mythological epic “Ramayan” Lahu, the other son of Ram, laid foundation of the city of LahuPura that is known as Lahore today.
Another tradition suggests that Kasur is the plural of Persian word “Kasr” that stands for a palace or a big chamber. As this city had a great variety of palaces and Havelis, it was named as the city of palaces. Brimming with treasures of a long cultural history, unique festivals and traditions and delicious Punjabi and oriental foods, Kasur, known to be City of Afghans, was, decidedly, one of the best sites to establish a museum and this long-cherished dream was realised in 1999 and Kasur Museum was established in the historical colonial-era building, once used to host magisterial offices and residences, on main Ferozpur Road.
The galaxy of five impressive and fascinating galleries provides the visitors, from all walks of life and age groups, with a memorable exhibition.
The Coins Gallery presents a vast range of rare coins of the period stretched from Indo-Greek era to Kashan and Indian rulers’ age, Initial Islamic rule, Mughal era, Sikh period and the British Raj.
A unique and chronologically organised collection of Pakistani coins issued from 1948 to the current year is also a mention-worthy asset of this gallery that provides valuable information to our students about their country’s coin history. It’s a special treat for coin collectors and coin lovers although they can not get this collection.
When we think about a Museum, the first thing strikes our mind is the archaeological history. So the Archaeological Gallery is there to fascinate the visitors with its rare samples of fossils, which have been discovered from the district Chakwal’s area Bin Ameer Khatoon. Besides this, gallery displays ceramic pottery, sculptures, utensils and weight balances retrieved from the archaeological sites of Harrapa and Chakwal. Gandhara period statues of Buddha and other Hindu gods are other attractions here.
It provides a peep into diversified knowledge. There is no doubt in the fact that Islamic history and culture has been famous for its rich publications and scripts.
To orientate our youth with this valuable treasure, The Islamic Gallery has been established. It comprises three portions; first one displays handicrafts, wood-carved items, ornaments and other domestic objects, the second one offers a spectacular variety of calligraphic arts including Hafiz Murtaza Afghan Kasuri’s (1179 Hijra) hand-written Holy Quran and Aziz Khan Kashmiri’s hand-written account ‘Makhtuta Dalayal Al-Khairat’ from the period of 1290 Hijra, the third and the last portion of this gallery boasts of armours, daggers, pistols, guns, knives and other arms and weapons related to Muslim era and onward.
In addition to that, various specimens of ‘Khat-e-Nasta’aleeq’ are also exhibited here. Next comes the Kasur Craft Gallery that welcomes the visitors with a broader assortment of exclusive leather garments with carvings, Khaddi Cloth, Rugs, special Char-Khana Kasuri Khais (a form of light blanket).
Kasur has always been very famous for these very delicate and colourful products and people come from far away to buy such valuable items. And the last but not the least, The Pakistan Movement Gallery portrays the whole story of the freedom movement and apprises the students of the significant characters of this struggle for independence through the domino of the pictures.
It is a great treasure for the students of the History and Pakistan Studies in particular. Besides, the arranged presentations of the artifacts, the premises also enjoys the privilege to house a historical tomb of Wakeel Khan, a senior minister of Sher Shah Suri, in one of its halls. It is really a monument of great importance that was already there for centuries and proved to be a gift for the Museum.
Kasur museum to set up Noor Jehan gallery :
KASUR, May 29: A Noor Jehan gallery will be established at the museum here to honour the melody queen for her contribution to Pakistani music and cinema. The decision was taken in a meeting presided over by Kasur deputy commissioner Maj Azam Suleman Khan (retired).
The gallery will have her photographs, films, gramophone records, cassettes, replicas of the numerous awards won by her, and other memorabilia.
The meeting was informed that negotiations were underway with Noor Jehan's daughter Zille Huma for her dresses, jewellery, cosmetics and photographs.
The meeting also decided to name Baldia Chowk as Noor Jehan Chowk. The deputy commissioner urged the Melody Queen's relatives and members of the public to donate mementos of the diva to the proposed gallery.
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It is provided with hand-written Quran manuscripts, fossils from Chakwal, jewelry items and artifacts from the Sikh period as well as photographs related to the Pakistan movement.
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| Kasur Museum Road |
A manuscript of the Holy Quran, handwritten by prominent calligrapher Hafiz Mustafa Afghan Kasuri in 1179, manuscripts in Nastaleeq style, weapons belonging to the Muslim period and a special Tehrik-i-Pakistan Gallery are some important features of the museum.
Established in 1999, the museum is located on the premises of what used to be the court of sub-divisional magistrate in repartition days.
Though the building was renovated around five years ago, it is in need of repairs again. While the museum curator was not available for comments, a junior staffer said that only a few people visited the museum, probably due to lack of awareness.
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| City Kasur Museum |
It may be noted that thousands of people from around the country visit the museum of Baba Bulhey Shah in Kasur throughout the year, especially at the annual Urs, but they pass by the museum for lack of awareness. LAHORE - Historically speaking, the name of Kasur city, according to one tradition, was a distortion of the word “Kussu Pura”, the ancient name of this town which was named after “Kussu”, the son of Ram, the legendary hero of the great Indian Mythological epic “Ramayan” Lahu, the other son of Ram, laid foundation of the city of LahuPura that is known as Lahore today.
Another tradition suggests that Kasur is the plural of Persian word “Kasr” that stands for a palace or a big chamber. As this city had a great variety of palaces and Havelis, it was named as the city of palaces. Brimming with treasures of a long cultural history, unique festivals and traditions and delicious Punjabi and oriental foods, Kasur, known to be City of Afghans, was, decidedly, one of the best sites to establish a museum and this long-cherished dream was realised in 1999 and Kasur Museum was established in the historical colonial-era building, once used to host magisterial offices and residences, on main Ferozpur Road.
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| City Museum Road Kasur |
The galaxy of five impressive and fascinating galleries provides the visitors, from all walks of life and age groups, with a memorable exhibition.
The Coins Gallery presents a vast range of rare coins of the period stretched from Indo-Greek era to Kashan and Indian rulers’ age, Initial Islamic rule, Mughal era, Sikh period and the British Raj.
A unique and chronologically organised collection of Pakistani coins issued from 1948 to the current year is also a mention-worthy asset of this gallery that provides valuable information to our students about their country’s coin history. It’s a special treat for coin collectors and coin lovers although they can not get this collection.
When we think about a Museum, the first thing strikes our mind is the archaeological history. So the Archaeological Gallery is there to fascinate the visitors with its rare samples of fossils, which have been discovered from the district Chakwal’s area Bin Ameer Khatoon. Besides this, gallery displays ceramic pottery, sculptures, utensils and weight balances retrieved from the archaeological sites of Harrapa and Chakwal. Gandhara period statues of Buddha and other Hindu gods are other attractions here.
It provides a peep into diversified knowledge. There is no doubt in the fact that Islamic history and culture has been famous for its rich publications and scripts.
To orientate our youth with this valuable treasure, The Islamic Gallery has been established. It comprises three portions; first one displays handicrafts, wood-carved items, ornaments and other domestic objects, the second one offers a spectacular variety of calligraphic arts including Hafiz Murtaza Afghan Kasuri’s (1179 Hijra) hand-written Holy Quran and Aziz Khan Kashmiri’s hand-written account ‘Makhtuta Dalayal Al-Khairat’ from the period of 1290 Hijra, the third and the last portion of this gallery boasts of armours, daggers, pistols, guns, knives and other arms and weapons related to Muslim era and onward.
In addition to that, various specimens of ‘Khat-e-Nasta’aleeq’ are also exhibited here. Next comes the Kasur Craft Gallery that welcomes the visitors with a broader assortment of exclusive leather garments with carvings, Khaddi Cloth, Rugs, special Char-Khana Kasuri Khais (a form of light blanket).
Kasur has always been very famous for these very delicate and colourful products and people come from far away to buy such valuable items. And the last but not the least, The Pakistan Movement Gallery portrays the whole story of the freedom movement and apprises the students of the significant characters of this struggle for independence through the domino of the pictures.
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| Inside view form Kasur Museum |
Kasur museum to set up Noor Jehan gallery :
KASUR, May 29: A Noor Jehan gallery will be established at the museum here to honour the melody queen for her contribution to Pakistani music and cinema. The decision was taken in a meeting presided over by Kasur deputy commissioner Maj Azam Suleman Khan (retired).
The gallery will have her photographs, films, gramophone records, cassettes, replicas of the numerous awards won by her, and other memorabilia.
The meeting was informed that negotiations were underway with Noor Jehan's daughter Zille Huma for her dresses, jewellery, cosmetics and photographs.
The meeting also decided to name Baldia Chowk as Noor Jehan Chowk. The deputy commissioner urged the Melody Queen's relatives and members of the public to donate mementos of the diva to the proposed gallery.
Video :