MUNSHI AZIZ BHAT MUSEUM OF CENTRAL ASIAN AND KARGIL TRADE ARTIFACTS
A family-operated, Public Museum dedicated to preserving the life and legacy of Munshi Aziz Bhat A Silk Route trader, pioneer, visionary, social entrepreneur, collector, patriot, husband and father.
This museum offers anyone who visits a rare glimpse into the Indian and Central Asian trader culture of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Through its collection of artifacts and mercantile items, the museum exhibits the range of goods and services that were transported on the many maritime and overland trajectories of the Silk Routes. Apart from the commerce, the Silk Route memorabilia at the museum is an enduring peek into the lives of the many merchants, horsemen, herders, pilgrims, artisans, nomads and farmers who traversed these trader routes and evolved a culture that saw its ultimate demise with the growth of mechanised trade and reorganization of boundaries in the post-independence era.
The artifacts range from day to day household items, coins and currencies, jewellery, carpets, hosiery, utensils, clothing items, armory to paintings and manuscripts. The museum will give you a glimpse of the treasure trove from Kargils Silk Route Trade heritage.
museum is located at Gulzar Hussain Munshis residence at 147, Munshi Enclave, Lankore, overlooking Kargil town. Tiled steps lead up from a winding road to the hilltop Museum, offering breathtaking views of snow-covered mountains and the swift-flowing snow-fed Suru River which winds through the town.
