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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 Details
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
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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.
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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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