Islamabad's Museums: rich repositories of memorable artifacts of Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD -- The nations, proud of its cultural heritage and history, endeavor for preserving the minute details for future generations in shape of museums as repositories for nations' heritage of cultural heirlooms spreading over centuries.

The cultural history of Pakistan is spanning over hundreds of years starting from subcontinent to the present-day Pakistan along the diverse and unique cultural heritage of all the four provinces including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Islamabad being the symbol of federation and capital city of the country, has taken the responsibility to preserve and represent the peculiar traditional legacies of the entire country in shape of the museums. For this purpose, over the years, the federal capital has established four large museums that serve the appetite of those who are captivated by the rich culture of arts, music and literature.

Talking to reporter, an official of the Department of Archaeology and Museums (DOAM) Abdul Ghafoor said that Islamabad museums has some historical objects and antiques as old as around 2 million years while most of them date back to 20th century till the British Raj.

He said, 'Islamabad museums preserve and display around 1300 antique objects from Gandhara and Indus Civilizations, Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa and ancient Indian civilization including Hindu, Buddhist and Mughal era.' The funding for the maintenance of museums under cultural heritage and archaeological departments comes from the federal government, he added.

Pakistan Monument Museum (PMM), located in the heart of Islamabad, was built in 2010 on the west of Shakarparian Hills as a testimonial for all those heroes who lost their lives either during freedom movement or creation of Pakistan.

Portraying the freedom struggle of Muslims of the sub-continent, birth of Pakistan and major achievements of the country, the monument constructed on the hills in shape of four tulip leaves with embossed sketches that narrate the story of freedom fighters of 1857.

The PMM also has library, audio-visual archive and conference hall along with a sixty-two (62) seat capacity auditorium, known as Panorama Hall where documentaries regarding the struggles of our founding fathers are played for visitors.

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