Pakistan's living crafts, music and costume in one place.
Islamabad, Pakistan
Lok Virsa, the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage, was set up in 1974 to collect and protect the folk culture of Pakistan. Its Heritage Museum on the Shakarparian hills is one of the largest museums of living culture in the region.
Life-size scenes show the homes, clothes, crafts, music and festivals of every province, from Kalash dancers to Sindhi ajrak printers. The grounds host craft fairs and folk festivals through the year.
Archaeology
Where Alexander's Greeks met the monks of Gandhara.
History
The nation's story, from the Indus to independence.
Archaeology
Five thousand years of South Asia under one red-brick roof.
Archaeology
The life of the Buddha, told in Gandhara stone.
Palaces & Homes
Jinnah's Karachi home, kept as he left it.
Palaces & Homes
The birthplace of Quaid-e-Azam in old Karachi.
Palaces & Homes
The house where the poet of the East spent his last years.
Natural History
Fossils, minerals and wildlife of Pakistan.
Palaces & Homes
Akbar's citadel, Shah Jahan's Palace of Mirrors.
Archaeology
A planned city, 4,500 years old, on the banks of the Indus.
Art
A pink stone palace by the Arabian Sea.
Military
Arms, uniforms and battles from the Mughals to today.
