Attached
to the Palace, in its old portion, Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wodeyar,
the scion of the Mysore royal family, has set up a private residential
museum.
The museum offers a glimpse of how the royal family lived and worked
in the days gone-by. The living room of Krishnaraja Wodeyar, intricately
carved doors and pillars with gold leaf painting, stained glass window
panes, marble and tiled floors, personal collection of Wodeyar dynasty
are the notable features of this portion of the Palace. In this royal
background on display are items like crystal chandeliers and furniture,
silver thrones, furniture, utensils and exquisite paintings of the old
Mysore school, palanquins, oriental furniture, Chinese inlay chairs,
pooja items, costumes, uniforms, trophies and the personal armory of
the former rulers. Items worth noticing include a replica of Dasara
elephant, silver clock with a photo of Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wodeyar,
'Vajra Mushti' wrestling trophies of Maharaja's stables of the period
of 1824-1924, birthday (Vardhanti) throne, silver wedding throne of
Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, photos including polo championship of Krishnaraja
Wodeyar IV and his brother Narasimharaja Wodeyar, 1940 Dasara procession,
queen's palanquin, and silver throne of Krishnaraja Wodeyar III used
for pooja purposes (Bhadra Peeta) with lion shaped legs. It is an excellent
collection of royal artifacts worth seeing.
Visiting Hours: 10-30 a.m. to 6-30 p.m.
Entry: Rs 15 per head.
