Organization

After its inception in 1907 the Peshawar Museum was run by the Peshawar Municipality. The superintendent of the Archaeological Survey of India, Frontier Circle was Curator of the Museum. In 1927, when the Frontier Circle office was shifted to Lahore, a full time Curator was appointed under the Provincial Govt. After Independence, the Museum remained under the direct control of the Director of Public instructions, Government of NWFP, Peshawar. In 1971, an autonomous body Board of Governors, was constituted to run the affairs of the Museum, headed first by the Governor and later by the Chief Secretary, Government of NWFP In 1992, the government of NWFP established its own Directorate of Archaeology and Museums to ensure the better protection and preservation of the Archaeological heritage of the Province and thus the Peshawar Museum became part of the Provincial Directorate