Innovative thinking lead HWF to establish a museum in one of the rooms in Sohail Gate. Funding from the Rroyal NNorwegian Eembassy and money generated by the HWF through various fundraising efforts, HWF established the world’s only museum dedicated to Sher Shah Suri—the emperor who commissioned the building of Rohtas in 1541.

The museum is housed in the 20-m-long and 6-m-wide upper storey of the Sohail Gate.  A curator’s office and library will be set up once the conservation of the external structure of the museum has been completed.  After internal plastering the interior of the museum will has been designed and constructed, including a number of illuminated display cabinets, information panels and artifacts.

In addition, a long disused room adjacent to the proposed entrance to the museum has been cleaned and restored, and now houses a Visitors Information Centre.