“Tamaso Maa Jyotirgamaya” saying the chants form the Shlokas, The Kelkar Museum opens a world of Wonders to the oldest of history by presenting items and collections from as old as the 11thand the 10th centuries of the civilizations which settled in the Indian Subcontinent.
History of the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum was donated by Padmashree Late Dr. D.G. alias Kakasaheb Kelkar . From 1975, the Museum is aided by the Government of Maharashtra and the Board of Management has deeply committed them to manage the museum and have not only been preserving the collection of Dr. Kelkar, but also have been increasing the collection from the ancient Indian and the Indian sub continent.
The current boards of directors at the Dinkar Kelkar Museum are: -
- The Chief Secretary from the Government of Maharashtra as the President
- The Pune Divisional Commissioner as the Vice President
- Sudhanva Hari Ranade as the Director Member Secretary
- Dr. G.B. Deglurkar as the Expert Member
- The Tourism and Cultural Secretary of the Government of Maharashtra, The Commissioner of the Pune Municipal Corporation, Sanjiv Anant Sathe, Sudarshan Hari Ranade, Surendra Hari Ranade as the Members of the Museum and
- Smt. Rekha Hari Ranade as the Nominee Member
The collection of the Kelkar Museum include: -
- Writing Implements
- Kitchen Utensils
- Wooden Objects
- Mastani Mahal
- Earthernware
- Painting Images
- Terracota
- Coins
- Arms
- Musical Instruments
- Beauty Culture
- Bronze Deities
- Sculpture
- Tambool
- Textiles
- Lamps
- Ivory
- Toys
There are objects of interest for children which are mainly from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. The Museum also has a proposed new Site at Chandani Chowk near Mumbai – Pune Express Way.
