The Ajmer Government Museum contains collections which may be grouped as antiquities and objects illustrating art and industries in Rajasthan, especially Ajmer & Marwar. Under the first group, there are the following sections: A. (1) Pre-historic Section, (2) Sculpture, (3) Inscriptions, copper plates and stampages, (4) Old paintings and photographs of historical monuments, (5) Arms and armour, (6) Old coins, (7) Objects from Adhai-din-ka-Jhopra, (8) Duplicate or less important exhibits in various godowns forming a reserve collection for detailed study; B. Objects illustrative of arts and industries in Ajmer region of Rajasthan. There is an adequate library attached to the Ajmer Government Museum for departmental use to which the public have also access for study and research. The library contains several thousand books including periodicals. Students, research scholars and others visit the museum and in special cases the curator personally takes them round and explains the material. There are special arrangements to show round the students and lady visitors. There are adequate labels in English and Hindi. The Museum is now under the control of the Chief Superintendent of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Rajasthan.
Hundreds of tourists visit the museum every day. On two special occasions in the year, i.e. Pushkar Fair and Urs Khwaja Sahib, there is an increase in the number of visitors. The Ajmer Government Museum is situated in an early Mughal Fort built by Akbar in 1572 A. D. which is now a protected monument and in which other offices of the administration of Ajmer are also located making the space available for display of museum exhibits suitable and adequate. There are scores of sculptures of Hindu deities like Mahishashur Mardini, Saptamatrikas, Jain Saraswati, Kali, Vishnu, Surya, Trimurti, Lakshmi Narayan, Hariharan, Kuber, Revanta etc. Valuables like coins, cojiper-plates, etc. are kept in its strong room and there are wholetime sentinels to look after the museum. The sources of collection are exploration, excavation, treasure trove of donation and purchase. Exchanges from other museums are encouraged. Ajmer Government Museum is recognised for treasure trove finds. It is an institutional member of the Museums Association of India.