Sardar Government Museum of Jodhpur is located in the middle of the beautiful Umaid Public Gardens on the High Court Road, about 5kms from the main city. Built during the time of Maharaja Umaid Singhji (1909), the museum is named after Maharaja Sardar Singh of Jodhpur. Sardar Government museum has a wide collection of weapons, textiles, coins, miniature portraits, local crafts, manuscripts and images of Jain Tirthankars. The museum also houses a public library and a zoo, specially designed for children. The zoo is occupied with varieties of stuffed animals and number of desert birds. The military section of the museum exhibits cumbersome wooden biplane models and an extraordinary brass battleship. The government museum remains open on all days from 10:00AM to 4:00PM, except on Fridays.