The Indian Museum, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, is the oldest and largest museum in India, established in 1814 by the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Often called the "Jadughar" (House of Wonders), it houses a vast collection of rare artifacts covering archaeology, anthropology, geology, zoology, and art.
Highlights include:
The Egyptian Gallery, featuring a 4,000-year-old mummy.
The Bharhut Gallery, displaying railings and sculptures from the 2nd century BCE.
Fossils, skeletons, and meteorites in the natural history section.
Ancient Buddhist and Hindu sculptures, coins, and paintings.
The museum, with its grand colonial architecture, is not only a treasure house of history but also an important center for education and research. oldest and largest museum in India, established in 1814 by the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Often called the "Jadughar" (House of Wonders), it houses a vast collection of rare artifacts covering archaeology, anthropology, geology, zoology, and art.
Highlights include:
The Egyptian Gallery, featuring a 4,000-year-old mummy.
The Bharhut Gallery, displaying railings and sculptures from the 2nd century BCE.
Fossils, skeletons, and meteorites in the natural history section.
Ancient Buddhist and Hindu sculptures, coins, and paintings.
The museum, with its grand colonial architecture, is not only a treasure house of history but also an important center for education and research.
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