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The '''Shri Pratap Singh Museum''', commonly known as the '''SPS Museum''', is a museum in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. Established in 1898, the museum houses a collection of over 80,000 objects from various regions in [[North India|Northern India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/shri-pratap-singh-kashmirs-lone-museum-opens-new-building-for-public-in-srinagar-3541683.html|title=Shri Pratap Singh, Kashmir's lone museum, opens new building for public in Srinagar - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref>

== Description ==
=== History ===
In 1889, a proposal for the foundation of an archaeology museum in the Indian city of [[Srinagar]] was formulated by Amar Singh and S.H. Godmerry.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://museu.ms/museum/details/18163/sps-museum-srinagar|title=SPS Museum Srinagar|website=museu.ms|language=en|access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref> Singh was an officer in the [[British Raj|Colonial Indian Army]], while Godmerry was a scholar.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://jktourism.org/sps-museum.html|title=Department of Tourism, Jammu and Kashmir - SPS Museum|website=jktourism.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref> The pair produced and submitted a [[memorandum]] to [[Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir]], the ruler of Sringar and Amar's older brother.<ref name=":1" /> The Majarah accepted the proposal and agreed to allow for the establishment of a museum; this new institution would house artifacts from [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu]], Kashmir, [[Baltistan]] and [[Gilgit]].<ref name=":1" /> The museum was to be located inside a state-owned building near the [[Jhelum River|Jhelum river]].<ref name=":0" />

The establishment of the museum was overseen by [[John Marshall (archaeologist)|John Marshal]], a British archaeologist (and future director of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]]) who was renowned for his work in preserving the archaeological history of India.<ref name=":1" /> Srinagar's Accountant General, one Mr. Blerjee, was appointed as the first president of the museum; Blerjee was also tasked with recording a large collection of coins the museum added to its collection.<ref name=":1" /> The museum opened to the public in 1898, with its first collection consisting of items from Majarah Pratap's palace treasury.<ref name=":1" />

Following the re-organizational efforts of Indian archaeologist [[Daya Ram Sahni]] in 1913, the museum received objects recovered from archaeological excavations in Panderenthan, Parihaspora and Avantipura.<ref name=":1" /> The collection of the museum continued to grow through the donation of items by private collectors; many of these items were domestic or household in nature.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">''Valley’s lone museum opens to public''. The Tribune. 12 Jun 2017. URL. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/valley-s-lone-museum-opens-to-public/420829.html Retrieved 2018-11-16.</ref>

In 2017, the museum finished constructing a second building.<ref name=":2" /> The new building was built to be fire and earthquake resistant, and is used to house some of the SPS's more popular exhibits. The older 19th-century building remains in use.<ref name=":2" />

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/Spsmuseumsrinagar SPS Museum Facebook page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130806143254/http://www.spsmuseum.org/ Archived webpage of SPS Museum]

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[[Category:Museums in India]]
[[Category:Archaeological museums in India]]
[[Category:Srinagar]]

SPS Museum - Revision history

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