Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum
राजा दिनकर केळकर संग्रहालय
More than 20,000 everyday Indian craft objects amassed by a single collector, the poet Kelkar; brass lamps, musical instruments, betel nut cutters and a rebuilt Mastani palace are the highlights.
The museum grew out of decades of private collecting by the poet Kelkar. Spread over several floors, it displays oil lamps, carved wooden doors and windows, musical instruments, vanity boxes, betel nut cutters and weapons from across India. It has also rebuilt a corner of the palace that Peshwa Bajirao built for his consort Mastani. The museum is about a 10-minute walk south of Shaniwar Wada in the old city. Foreign visitors pay a higher ticket price, and photography inside requires an additional ticket.
Opening hours
10:00–17:30
Nearby sights
- Vishrambaug Wada
- Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Temple
- Lal Mahal
- Shaniwar Wada
- Saras Baug
- Parvati Hill
- Pataleshwar Cave Temple
- Pu La Deshpande Udyan (Pune–Okayama Friendship Garden)