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R Stone works of Bajaura and Masrur belonging to 8th century are
seen here. The museum houses a library, which has a wide range of
collections of historical books. Various manuscripts are also found in
the library.
The Shimla State Museum has various galleries to display their wide
range of collections that cover various categories. They are:
Prehistoric Gallery: The gallery houses Stone Age tools and models of
extinct creatures.
Archaeology Gallery: Sculptures and terracotta articles belonging to the
period of Maurya and Gupta period are on display here.
Wood Carving Gallery: Ruins of wood panels of the ancient temples and
other woodcarvings are found here.
And there is more: Wall Painting Gallery, Pahari Miniature Painting
Gallery, Rajasthan Miniature Painting Gallery, Photographs Gallery,
Numismatic Gallery and Bronze Gallery have excellent collections that
throw light on the culture and heritage of the land.
Getting There
Shimla is
well-connected by road. National Highway 22 (NH 22) connects Shimla to the
nearest big city of Chandigarh. Shimla is connected by road to all the major
towns. HRTC (Himachal Road Transport Corporation) runs 24 daily bus services
between Delhi to Shimla (including 7 luxury Volvo services). Buses from
Chandigarh to Shimla are available round the clock.
The Kalka
Railway Station and the Chandigarh Railway Station are the two closest broad
gauge railway stations from Shimla, the Kalka Railway Station being the
closest one. Both the railway stations connect all the major cities in
India.
Nearest airport to Shimla is
Shimla Airport,
located at Jabarhatti, around 22 km to Shimla. The airport currently not
provided any scheduled flight. The nearest domestic /
international Airport from Shimla is
Chandigarh International
Airport at
Chandigarh, roughly 3 hours 30 min (113.8 km) drive via NH5 from
Shimla. It is well
connected with major cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi and
Mumbai etc.
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