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INDIAN MUSEUM The Art Section comprises Tibetan temple banners, metal images, enameled wares, bidriwares, ornaments, silver wares, glass wares, pottery, ivory and bone work, wooden sculptures, leather objects, lacquered toys. The Archaeological Section displays stone-age artifacts from India and abroad, pre-historic antiquities from Mohenjodaro, Harappa. The Anthropological Section displays numerous objects of material cultures of both tribal and non-tribal peoples of India. The extensive Geological Section has over 80,000 specimens, displayed in four galleries showing varieties of meteorites, precious stones, ornamental building stones, rocks and minerals and fossils. The Zoological section, is rich with innumerable specimens of insects, fish, reptiles, mammals and birds. The industrial Section has several thousand botanical specimens bearing upon medicine, forestry, agriculture and cottage-industry. The Museum has a publication unit and a library. Address : 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata Timings : 10.00 to 17.00 (March – November) 10.00 to 16.30 (December – February) Opens on all days except Mondays and recognized holidays.
ASHUTOSH MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTOn
display are basalt sculptures from Pala and Sena periods with us distinctive
blend of Hindu and and buddhist styles, as also sculpted clay panels from
temples of the Vishnupur region. |
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ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM
Objects on view include hunting tools and equipment, fishing gears, dresses and
ornaments, utensils, furniture, spinning and weaving aids and also objects
relating to art, religion and 'magic'. Stores photograph and tape-records of
folk music depicting life-style of the tribes of this state. Timings : 10.30 - 17.00 only Weekdays. |
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BANGIYA SAHITA PARISHAD CHITRASALACollections of mediaeval
stone and metal sculptures, manuscripts, letters of famous Bengali author, art
and archaeology objects depicting the history and culture of Bengal. Closed : Thursdays and
public holidays. BIRLA ACADEMY OF ART AND CULTURE MUSEUMBirla Academy of Art and
Culture Museum was established in 1966. Collections include paintings of the
mediaeval period as well as modern art and some archaeological specimens. The
Museum holds regular exhibitions of modern Indian sculptors and painters. 13.00 -
20.00(Sunday),Closed Tuesday. BIRLA INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Birla Industrial and Technological Museum was established in 1956 It was built
by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research; deals with basic science
and technology: has large number of exhibits, designed, prepared and fabricated
at its own workshop. Galleries cover models showing Electricity, Nuclear
Physics, Iron and Steel, Optics, Motive Power, Communication and Mining. The
Optics Gallery has since been converted into a Popular Science Gallery. Popular
activities of the Museum include films shows, demonstration-lectures, hobby
activities, periodical programs of sky-observation through telescopes. Runs
several mobile units for the rural areas. Regional Science Museums at Malda and
Purulia operate under this body. CRAFTS MUSEUM
Collections of rural arts and crafts of different regions of India including
ivories, metal objects and textiles from West Bengal, Assam, Tripura,
Maharashtra, U.P, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka and TamilNadu. GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL MUSEUM
Handicrafts, cottage and small-scale industry products of West Bengal.
Distributed over eight sections covering textiles, dolls and toys, handicrafts,
commercial products, models and statistical charts. Runs a library and a free
reading room. Activities include exhibitions guide-lecture services and
symposia.
INSTITUTE OF PORT MANAGEMENT MUSEUMCollects and displays
different aspects with special reference to the problems of Kolkata Port Trust
and the Hooghly river channel. Displays models of dredgers, lock-gate systems,
berths and modern docking facilities. 40
Circular Reach Road,Kolkata JUTE MUSEUM, JUTE TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES, I. C. A. R.
Jute Museum, Jute Technological Research Laboratories, I. C. A. R. was
established :1936. A Departmental Museum under the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research; displays various facets of the jute and allied fabrics,
charts showing chemical properties , structure and machining of the fiber, also
decorative, industrial and household products derived from jute. Popular with
research workers, technologists, foreign traders and tourists interested in
information about jute and jute fabrics. NETAJI MUSEUM
Netaji Museum was established 1961. Collections kept in the ancestral house of
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose include personal effects, photographs, letters of
Netaji and other documents. The Bureau also sells books written on Netaji. Has a
good collection of photographs and documents on India's struggle for freedom.
NEHRU CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
Nehru Children's Museum was established in 1972. Collections include puppets
depicting the Ramayana and the Mahabharata dolls wearing national costumes from
different countries. Miniature working models of railway crossings and other
novelties and an elementary science gallery. RABINDRA BHARATI MUSEUM
Rabindra Bharati Museum was established in 1961. Located in the ancestral house
of Rabindranath Tagore and attached to the Rabinda-Bharati University. Depicts
the Renaissance Movement of Bengal in the 19th Century and the role of the
members of Tagore family therein. A major section deals with the life and works
of the poet. Has a rich collection of books, original paintings, mauscripts,
photographs and other items related to the leading personalities of the 19th
century such as Iswar Chanda Vidyasagar and Dwarkanath Tagore. Sells nicely
printed sets of cards.
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