Department of Archaeology and Museums (DOAM)-GOP, Islamabad

About Us

• The Department of Archaeology and Museums (DOAM) is the continuation of the “Archaeological Survey of India” which was created in 1860 during the Colonial Period for archaeological survey, archaeological researches including excavations, protection, preservation and conservation of the moveable and immoveable antiquities of the British India. After creation of Pakistan we inherited the same department by changing its nomenclature as the “Department of Archaeology & Museums. Department of Archaeology & Museums perform its activities under legal coverage provided by Antiquities Act 1975 and rules framed under this act. The Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Pakistan is the custodian of nation’s cultural heritage to protect and preserve its Cultural Heritage present in the shape of immovable sites / monuments and the movable antiquities as well as works of art.
• The department also arranges exhibition of pyrrhic art pieces of Pakistan, which demonstrates the rich, diversified and multi religious culture of this land. More than 60 exhibitions have been arranged so far in different counties of the world.