The site museum sits on the edge of the ruins and is the necessary first stop before walking the mounds. The displays are old-fashioned and the labelling is uneven, but the collection itself is remarkable: stamp seals carved with bulls, unicorns, and the still-undeciphered Indus script; standardised stone weights from a unified trade system; chert blades, copper tools, and the painted pottery that links Harappa to its sister sites across the Indus plain.
A clay plan of the city in the central hall is the best aid to understanding what you are about to walk through. Open during daylight hours, modest entry fee, and almost always empty — Harappa sees only a handful of visitors a day. Photography rules vary; ask at the desk.