Frere Hall is a historic building built in the year 1865 in tribute to the Commissioner of Sind, Sir Bartle Frere in 1865. The main objective of National Museum was collection, preservation and exhibition of the cultural heritage of Pakistan and to promote an insight into the personality of the people of Pakistan.
In 1970 the National museum of Pakistan was shifted to the Burns Garden premises located in Dr Zia-ud-din Road. In that time the museum had four galleries. Now there are 11 galleries in the National museum. The Quarn Gallery is one of the most exquisite galleries with a collection of over 300 copies of the Holy Book of Quran. Among them there are 52 rare manuscripts which are displayed in the Quran Gallery. There are many items related to cultural heritage of Pakistan. The other galleries in this Pakistan museum displays manuscripts speaking of political history of Pakistan, manuscripts and ancient coins, miniature paintings, Islamic Art, sculptures of Gandhara Civilization and artifacts of Indus Civilization.
There is an Ethnological Gallery in the museum which contains statues of the ethnicities of the four Pakistan provinces. There are 58,000 old coins and several exquisite sculptures in the museum. There are over 70,000 reading materials, books and publications in the National Museum shifted from the Archaeology and the Museums Department.
On different occasions and National Days the National Museum of Pakistan holds several exhibitions. There is an auditorium in the museum premises with a seating strength of 250.
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