Dharohar Haryana Museum

Dharohar Haryana Museum is a cultural heritage museum located inside Kurukshetra University campus in Thanesar, Kurukshetra, Haryana. Established to preserve and showcase the living traditions of Haryana, it displays artifacts related to rural life, agriculture, crafts, costumes, folk art and household objects. The museum recreates Haryanvi village settings and exhibits traditional tools, pottery, jewellery and manuscripts, offering insight into the state's folk culture and history for visitors and researchers.

Visitors can expect a university campus museum with indoor galleries displaying Haryanvi rural artifacts, traditional costumes, jewellery, pottery, agricultural implements, household utensils, folk musical instruments and manuscripts. The museum recreates village scenes and huts with life-size models, thatched structures and dioramas illustrating traditional lifestyle. The setting is educational and quiet within the Kurukshetra University campus, with curated exhibits, information panels and guided explanations about Haryana's folk heritage.

Established by Kurukshetra University to preserve and document the vanishing cultural heritage of Haryana, the museum was created to collect, conserve and display artifacts representing the state's rural and folk traditions for educational and research purposes.

The museum showcases the folk culture of Haryana including agrarian lifestyle, traditional crafts, costumes, ornaments, pottery, phulkari, household items and folk arts, providing insight into the customs, occupations and daily life of Haryanvi rural communities.