Lok Virsa Museum

Lok Virsa
لوک ورثہ
Entrance to Lok Virsa's Heritage Museum
Entrance to Lok Virsa's Heritage Museum
Lok Virsa Museum is located in Pakistan
Lok Virsa Museum
Location of Lok Virsa's Heritage Museum
Established1982
LocationGarden Ave, Shakarparian,
PO 1184, Islamabad,
ICT, Pakistan. 44000
Coordinates33°41′N 73°04′E / 33.683°N 73.067°E / 33.683; 73.067
TypeCultural institute, Museum, Ethnology museum
Websitelokvirsa.org.pk

Heritage Museum (Urdu: لوک ورثہ عجائب گھر), also known as Lok Virsa Museum, is a museum administered and managed by Lok Virsa - National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage.[1][2]

It is a museum of history and culture in Islamabad, Pakistan, located on the Shakarparian Hills showcasing the living cultures of Pakistan.[3][4][5]

The museum opened in 1974 and became an autonomous institute in 2002 following the Lok Virsa Legal Status Ordinance, 2002.[6] The museum consists of several buildings as well as an outdoor museum which can accommodate up to 3000 visitors.

  1. ^ "Lok Virsa celebrates Pakistan Day". The Nation newspaper. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ "(Lok Virsa) NIFTH to announce special programmes for female folk artists". Daily Times newspaper. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dawn1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference PakistanToday was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "History – Lok Virsa". lokvirsa.org.pk.
  6. ^ Lok Virsa Legal Status Ordinance, Government of Pakistan website