Sri Pratap Singh Museum is the oldest museum in Kashmir. It is a real treasure trove where stone sculptures and various artifacts depict the religion, culture and history of Jammu & Kashmir. One can appreciate stone sculptures as early as 6 th century AD, terracotta tiles dating back the 2 nd century AD, miniature painting of early times from different regions, dominating portraits of the Dogra Maharajas, Papier-mâché articles, Jewelry, Copper brass utensils and straw wear of 18th & 19th century oldest weaponries, canons and armors used by the royal militia magnificent Shah Pasand Kani Shawls of 17th century are aptly placed in various halls.

Silk brocades, silk cocoon samples, Amli shawl embroidered in the form of the map of Srinagar are 17th to 18th century old. Shanama and holy Quran, Sikandar nama of 17th century, the coins as old as 20 BC and Sharda manuscript of 8th century AD can be noticed in the other halls. One of the halls has a variety of stuffed carcasses of birds, wild animal's snakes of different sizes and aquatic birds hunted from time to time in the region.