Lok Virsa Museum
Heritage Museum, also known as Lok Virsa Museum, is a museum of history and culture located in the Shakarparian Hills of Islamabad, Pakistan. It is administered by the National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage.- Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday 10:00 AM–8:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: cultural institute, museum, ethnology museum in ICT, Pakistan.
- Also known as: “Heritage Museum”, “Lok Virsa”, “Lok Virsa;Heritage Museum”, and “لوک ورثہ میوزیم اسلام آباد”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Pakistan Museum of Natural History and Pakistan Monument.
Pakistan Museum of Natural History
Museum
Pakistan Museum of Natural History, established… Pakistan Museum of Natural History is situated 390 metres southeast of Lok Virsa Museum.
Pakistan Monument
Monument
The Pakistan Monument is a national monument and… Pakistan Monument is situated 670 metres northwest of Lok Virsa Museum.
Pakistan Monument Museum
Museum
Pakistan Monument Museum is situated 530 metres northwest of Lok Virsa Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamabad and Satellite Town.
Satellite Town
Suburb
Satellite Town is a neighbourhood locality and a Union… Satellite Town is situated 6 km south of Lok Virsa Museum.
Saidpur
Village
Saidpur is a village and union council located… Saidpur is situated 6 km north of Lok Virsa Museum.
Lok Virsa Museum
- Categories: art museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Islamabad, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.68856° or 33° 41′ 19″ north
Longitude
73.07263° or 73° 4′ 22″ east
Elevation
538 metres (1,765 feet)
Operator
National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage
Open location code
8J5MM3QF+C3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Lok Virsa Museum” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Muzeu Lok Virsa”
- Arabic: “لوك ورثا”
- Arabic: “متحف التراثي لوك ورثا”
- Bengali: “লোক বিরসা জাদুঘর”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف التراثى لوك ورثا”
- Hindi: “लोक विरसा संग्रहालय”
- Russian: “Лок Вирса”
- Sindhi: “لوڪ ورثه هيريٽيج ميوزيم”
- Slovenian: “Muzej Lok Virsa”
- Urdu: “لوک ورثہ عجائب گھر”
- Urdu: “لوک ورثہ”
- Western Panjabi: “لوک ورثہ اسلام آباد”
- Western Panjabi: “لوک ورثہ عجائب گھر”
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