Barton Museum
Barton Museum & Gandhi Smriti
A local museum in a colonial-era Gothic building, sharing the space with a Gandhi memorial. It displays princely-state artifacts and the life of Gandhi.
The Barton Museum is housed in the Barton Library building, completed in 1895. Its collections include coins, weapons, handicrafts, archaeological objects and folk artifacts from the princely state of Bhavnagar. In the same building, the Gandhi Smriti introduces Gandhi's studies at Samaldas College in Bhavnagar, with photographs and documents on display. Admission is low, and the museum may close on Sundays and public holidays. It is worth an hour's visit if you are passing through the city.
Opening hours
About 09:00–18:00, closed Sundays
Nearby sights
- Takhteshwar Temple
- Nilambag Palace
- Victoria Park, Bhavnagar
- Gaurishankar Lake
- Nishkalank Mahadev Temple, Koliyak
- Velavadar Blackbuck National Park
- Shri Vishal Jain Museum
- Talaja Caves