Housed in the Brijvilas Palace near the Kishore Sagar, the museum displays a rich collection of rare coins,manuscripts and a representative selection of Hadoti sculpture. Especially noteworthy is an exquisitely sculptured statue brought here from Baroli.

Originally located in the Hawa Mahal just above the entrance of the fort, has now been shifted to the Brij Vilas Palace and has a new display and décor.
The museum possesses several hundred years old sculptures from different cultural centers of the region. Generally, the sculptures belong to the period form the 8th to the 12th century AD though early specimens of the Gupta period (4th to 5th century AD) can also be seen.
Sculptures worth mentioning are Shesh Sayi Vishnu form Badoli (Chittaurgarh), Jain image of Vardhaman from Baran and a dancing pair from Ramgarh.
A few inscriptions are displayed in the museum. Yupa pillars from Badwa are very important specimens of 3rd century AD showing the popularity of Vedic rites.

Coins discovered form various sites of Kota region are preserved and displayed in the numismatic section. Most of the coins belong to the Mughal period and a few of them to the Rajput period.
Several miniature paintings of Bundi, Kota, Nathdwara and Jaipur schools are preserved in the museum. Paintings of Shrimad Bhagawata of the early 17th century are most attractive form the point of view of workmanship.