Lok Virsa Museum Islamabad

Lok Virsa Heritage Museum is located in Shakarparian Hills on Garden Ave in Islamabad at the distance of just less than 2 km from Zero Point. It presents historical and living traditions of the people of Pakistan both from urban and rural areas as well as from the remotest regions of Pakistan.

The main purpose of the museum is to educate present and future generations of Pakistan about the living culture of Pakistan people. It is one of very different type of museum providing very different point of view to present information to visitors.

Next to the Lok Virsa Museum, there is a library with valuable books and resources on ethnography, folk music, art, anthropology, history and crafts. A part of valuable materials are also available on sale at Lok Virsa sales centre.

About Islamabad

Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, is located in the northeastern part of Pakistan in the Pothohar Plateau on the foot of Margalla Hills at a distance of 295 km from Lahore at an elevation of 1770 feet above sea level. It can be accessed through G. T. Road as well as Lahore-Islamabad Motorway.