Darbar Hall Museum

Darbar Hall Museum is a heritage museum housed in the former durbar hall of the Nawabs of Junagadh in Junagadh city, Gujarat. Located at Diwan Chowk near the old fort area, it displays the Nawabi era collections including thrones, weapons, palanquins, textiles, manuscripts, photographs and royal memorabilia. The building retains its historic audience hall architecture and offers insight into the princely state history of Junagadh and its cultural heritage.

Visitors can expect a historic audience hall converted into a museum with a central durbar hall displaying the Nawab's throne, carpets and chandeliers. Galleries around the hall exhibit arms and armour, palanquins, howdahs, textiles, silverware, manuscripts, photographs and personal belongings of the Nawabs of Junagadh. The setting is an indoor heritage building in the old city area near Diwan Chowk, with curated displays and information panels explaining the princely state period.

The building served as the Darbar Hall or audience hall of the Nawabs of Junagadh during the princely state period in the 19th and early 20th century. After the integration of Junagadh State, the hall was converted into a museum to preserve and display the royal collections, weapons, textiles and administrative memorabilia associated with the Nawabi rule and the history of Junagadh.

The museum preserves the cultural heritage of the former Junagadh State, showcasing Nawabi court traditions, craftsmanship in textiles and metalwork, and the multicultural heritage of the Saurashtra region. It serves as an educational resource on the princely era and local history for visitors.