Swat Museum is on the east side of the street, halfway between Mingora and
Saidu. Japanese aid has given a facelift to its seven galleries which now
contain a collection of Gandhara sculptures taken from some of the Buddhist
sites in Swat, rearranged and labelled to illustrate the Buddha's life story.
Terracotta figurines and utensils, beads, precious stones, coins, weapons and
various metal objects illustrate daily life in Gandhara. The ethnographic
section displays local embroidery, carved wood and tribal jewellery.
The museum is occupied by the Pakistan army and it is not known when they
will leave it
