The Heritage Museum at National Institute of Folk Heritage (Lok Virsa) has started to charge entry ticket Rs 25 from local people and $3 or Rs 200 for foreigners with a view to maintain the museum in a better way. The step has been taken on the especial directives of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Culture, an official source told APP here on Monday.
Giving information about the Lok Virsa, he said, it is the largest museum in the country with a covered area of 60,000 square feet. He said, the museum comprises more than 25 large galleries and 4 blocks where cultures of various countries are depicted. These countries include Iran, Central Asian states and China.
However, the primary purpose of the museum is to educate the present and future generations with valuable knowledge, he added.
The official said, the museum also has various halls for, architecture, musical heritage, future vision, textiles, silk thread, ballads, romances and sufis and shrines.
The hall of Future Vision is dedicated to Madr-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah and other known women of Pakistan including members National Assembly.
The museum library contains over 25,000 books, research reports and rare materials on Pakistan's cultural heritage including the Islamic legacy, sufi writings and oral traditions, he added.
The museum library is open for public and is the focal point for scholars and researchers on Pakistan's heritage, he added.
The heritage museum traces the country's historical links not only with the Indus Valley and Taxila to the present times, but it also integrates the international cultural influences that have contributed in building Pakistani culture.