Getting There
National Museum of Pakistan is located in Shahrah-e-Kemal Ataturk, Saddar Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh. We can easily go there by car.
Timings for Visitors:
| Tuesday | 9am–5pm |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 9am–5pm |
| Friday | 9am–5pm |
| Saturday | 9am–5pm |
| Sunday | 9am–5pm |
| Monday | 9am–5pm |
What to Expect
The Museum has a collection of 58,000 old coins (some dating from 74 Al-Hijra), and hundreds of well-preserved sculptures. Some 70,000 publications, books and other reading material of the Archeology and Museums Department were also shifted to the National Museum so that general public could see them.
History
The National Museum of Pakistan was established in Frere Hall on 17 April 1950, replacing the defunct Victoria Museum. The Museum was shifted to the present premises in 1970. The basic objective of establishing National Museum was to collect, preserve, study, and exhibit the records of the cultural history of Pakistan and to promote a learned insight into the personality of its people. Every year National Museum holds around a dozen exhibitions on National Days and other occasions.
Facilities Available
For the preservation of the collection, a conservation laboratory is also a part of the museum. There is an auditorium on the museum premises with a 250 seating capacity.
