Textile gallery
Historic shawls showing what the finest Kashmiri weaving looks like.
Kashmir’s oldest museum
SPS Museum
The Sri Pratap Singh Museum, founded in 1898 near Lal Mandi — shawls, papier-mâché, Gandharan sculpture, coins and arms. The best rainy-day stop in Srinagar.
Srinagar districtAbout 2 km from Lal Chowk from Srinagar
The Sri Pratap Singh Museum was founded in 1898 by Maharaja Pratap Singh and is the state museum of Kashmir. It moved into a modern building in Lal Mandi beside the Jhelum, alongside the original palace building.
The collection covers Kashmir’s history and crafts: Kani and Pashmina shawls, papier-mâché, carved walnut wood and copperware; Hindu and Buddhist stone sculpture, including pieces from Harwan and other excavated sites; coins, manuscripts, arms and armour; and natural history displays.
Planning a visit
Allow one to two hours. It is the best indoor option on a wet day, and a useful primer before you go shawl or carpet shopping — you will know what real handwork looks like. Check the timings before you go; government museums commonly close one day a week and on public holidays.
Things to do
What to see in SPS Museum
Sculpture gallery
Stone images from Kashmir’s Hindu and Buddhist periods.
Best time to visit
Year round; ideal on a rainy or very cold day.
How to reach
- From Lal Chowk — about 2 km to Lal Mandi, near the Jhelum.
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Srinagar district
All destinationsMore places to visit in Srinagar
- SrinagarThe summer capital
- Dal LakeJewel in the crown of Kashmir
- Shalimar BaghJahangir’s garden for Nur Jahan
- Nishat BaghThe garden of delight
- Chashme ShahiThe royal spring
- Pari MahalThe palace of fairies
- Tulip GardenAsia’s largest tulip garden
- Shankaracharya TempleThe hilltop Shiva temple
- Hazratbal ShrineThe white marble shrine on Dal Lake
- Jamia MasjidThe great mosque of the old city
- Nigeen LakeThe quiet side of Dal
- Dachigam National ParkHome of the Kashmir stag
- BadamwariThe almond garden in spring
- Zero BridgeThe old wooden bridge on the Jhelum
- BurzahomKashmir’s Neolithic village
- HarwanGarden, reservoir and Buddhist ruins
- Hari ParbatThe fort hill of the old city
- Khanqah-e-MoulaThe papier-mâché shrine on the Jhelum
- Pathar MasjidNur Jahan’s stone mosque
- Hokersar WetlandWinter home of migratory birds
- Badshah TombA 15th-century royal tomb
Nearby
Other places in the valley
The old wooden bridge on the Jhelum
Zero Bridge
Kashmir’s Neolithic village
Burzahom
Garden, reservoir and Buddhist ruins
Harwan
The summer capital