Pakistan Maritime Museum

Pakistan Navy Museum
Active	1954 - Present
Country	Pakistan
Branch	Pakistan Navy
Type	Naval museum
Nickname(s)	Pakistan Maritime Museum
Patron	Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah NI(M), Chief of Naval Staff

Pakistan Navy's Minesweeper Ship at Museum

A view of Pakistan Maritime Museum

Museum Hall

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.

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), a small yard-class Minesweeper Ship, Breguet Atlantic aircraft and a wooden barge that was given to the Naval Chief by Her Majesty during 1960s.

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.

See also

• PAF Museum, Karachi

See also

• List of museums in Pakistan

External links

• Pakistan Maritime Museum
• Museum in Karachi — CDGK
• Pakistan Navy official website
• Pakistan Marine Academy official website