The Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History,Sawai Madhopur is conceived to be a nonformal center for environmental education and creation of public awareness on conservation of nature and natural resources.The museum proposes to undertake the task of communication and creating public awareness through the potential medium of exhibits and educational activities.It would provide an understanding of the diversity of life on earth,the factors responsible for their well being,man’s dependence upon nature and the necessity to maintain our ecological heritage free from damage and destruction to ensure sustainable development,with special emphasis on the Western Arid region of India.