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Indian Museum
The museum is located about 2 km from BBD Bagh. Housed in a huge building
of Italian architecture on Jawaharlal Nehru Road built in 1875, it is
one of the earliest museums established in the world and considered the largest
in the country. Popularly known as Jadu Ghar (Magic House), it has over 60 galleries
with a huge collection of artifacts. More
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Birla Industrial & Technological
Museum
Established in 1966, it is located at 19A, Gurusaday Road. A mini
coal mine is the main attraction. The galleries have working models in popular
science, motive power, mining, metals, petroleum, electricity, communications
and electronics. It is a seat of learning of modern science and technology for
students, research scholars etc. The museum opens from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m and is
closed on Mondays.
Contact
Curator
19A Gurusaday Road
Ballygunge- 700019
Ph: 033-22477241
Gurusaday Museum
Gurusaday Museum is situated 15 km. from the BBD Bagh on Diamond Harbour
Road. The museum has a collection of over 2,000 items, a rich collection of
the folk arts and crafts on undivided Bengal. It's highlights are the Kalighat
pats, Jorano pats (scroll paintings) and exquisite kantha quilts, a thrift needlecraft
of rural Bengal, wood carvings and terra-cotta panels. Timings: 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Closed on Thursdays.
Contact
Gurusaday Museum
Joka Joka - 700104
Ph: 033-24676048
Asiatic Society
Asiatic Society is the first modern museum in Asia founded by Sir William
Jones in 1784 under the patronage of Governor Warren Hastings. It is a famous
center of Indology, Literature and Scientific Research and is situated in Park
Street. The society started a public museum in 1814. The Library of this institution
contains approximately 20,000 volumes inclusive of 8,000 rare Sanskrit, Arabic,
Persian & Hindi manuscripts. The archaeological relics, geological and ethnological
specimens which the museum of this society possessed forms the nucleus of the
Indian Museum.
The society has a few pieces of sculpture which includes an image of Brahma
(12th century). The Barhut Asokan Rock Edict (BC 250) in Pali written in the
Brahmi script is one of the most important exhibits. This university now fosters
cultural activities and conducts painting exhibitions by the artists of the
Bengal School.
Contact
Asiatic Society
1, Park Street
Kolkata - 700016
Ph: 033-22172355, 22497250
Rabindrabharati Museum
The Museum concentrates on the Bengal renaissance of the nineteenth century.
It is situated near Girish Park on Chittaranjan Avenue, within the walls of
Rabindranath Tagore's house. The museum now fosters cultural activities and
conducts painting exhibitions by the artists of the Bengal School. The
university was once the main center of Calcutta's intellectual activity.
It is open from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm on weekdays and till 1.30 pm on Saturdays,
and is accessible by any bus going northwards along Chittaranjan Avenue to the
Girish Park Bus Stop.
Nehru Children Museum
Nehru Children Museum which is located on Jawaharlal Nehru Road was built
during the late sixties/early seventies and was . This Center hums with children's
activities has a huge library for children. This contains dolls from all over
the world. On Chowringhee, this modern museum houses miniature models in clay
that depict scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata. This is open on all days
except Monday from 12-00 Noon to 8 P.M.
Contact
94/1 J L Nehru Rd
Lala Lajpat Rai SA - 700020
Ph: 033-22230424, 22231551
www.nehrumuseum.org
Ashutosh Museum of Indian Art
Established in 1937, it is located within the premises of Calcutta University
and has interesting pieces of Bengal art. It is open from 10.30 AM to 5.30 PM
on weekdays and up to 3.00 PM on Saturdays.
Contact
19B Anthony Bagan
LA Amherst St- 700009
Ph: 033-23503981
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