Museum of Rural Life

About Museum of Rural Life, Ludhiana

Traditional Punjabi village heritage and rural artifacts

• Situated inside the Punjab Agricultural University campus, this museum preserves the agrarian traditions of old Punjab.
• Writer and civil servant Dr.
• M.S.
• Randhawa set it up in 1974 to show how villagers lived before mechanisation took over farming.
• The exterior resembles a traditional 19th-century mud and brick farmhouse with a long courtyard.
• Inside, glass cabinets and walk-through rooms display brass lassi glasses, clay grain silos, wooden churners, spinning wheels, and bullock gear.
• Notable collections include handwoven Phulkari shawls, cowhide footwear, and folk musical instruments like the sarangi and dholak.
• The site is especially pleasant between October and March when the campus gardens are in bloom.
• Visitors can tour the museum between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM on weekdays.
• Entry is generally free or carries a nominal campus registration fee.