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Pakistan Maritime Museum

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Active
  
1954 - Present

Type
  
Naval museum

Function
  
Museum

Country
  
Pakistan

Phone
  
+92 21 48503111

Branch
  
Pakistan Navy

Pakistan Maritime Museum

Nickname(s)
  
Pakistan Maritime Museum

Patron
  
Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military), Chief of Naval Staff

Address
  
Karsaz Rd, Karachi, Pakistan

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–10PMTuesday9AM–10PMWednesday9AM–10PMThursday(Pakistan Day)9AM–10PMHours might differFriday9AM–10PMSaturday9AM–11PMSunday9AM–11PMMonday9AM–10PMSuggest an edit

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Pakistan Maritime Museum (Urdu: پاک بحریہ متحف ‎) is a naval museum and park situated near PNS Karsaz on Habib Ebrahim Rehmatoola Road (Karsaz Road) in Karachi, Pakistan.

Contents

The main museum building is located inside the park of 28 acres. It comprises six galleries and an auditorium. The museum is based on modern concepts of presentation and interactive education. Different artifacts of maritime and naval heritage have been incorporated through attractive dioramas, relief sculpture, murals and miniature paintings, touch screen computers, taxidermy and ancient weapons. A computer based maritime information retrieval system has also been incorporated to facilitate the visitors and students for easy access.

Besides, the museum also displays Daphne Class Submarine PNS Hangor (S131), the minesweeper, PNS Mujahid (M164), Breguet Atlantic aircraft and a wooden barge that was given to the Naval Chief by Her Majesty during 1960s.

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Timings

The museum is open throughout the year for seven days a week from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. Entry ticket for Adults Rs 30 and Children Rs 20.

References

Pakistan Maritime Museum Wikipedia