The State Museum Bhopal is located on Shymala Hills, in Bhopal, the capital city of the state of Madhya Pradesh in India.[3] It is popular for its design and the breadth of its inventory of art and cultural artefacts. The museum holds a prominent role among the monuments and museums of Bhopal.[4] It is open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday.[5]
The State Museum Bhopal was established in 1964.[4] Its current building was inaugurated on 2 November 2005, by the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan.[6] It has a contemporary design and was built to catch abundant natural light. The modern and architecturally innovative facility features wide spaces accessible by ramps.[4]
As the state's flagship museum, the State Museum Bhopal aims to present important and representative art and cultural artefacts of Madhya Pradesh.[3] Areas in which the museum holds strong collections are: stone carving and sculpture; coinage and postage stamps; textiles and costumes; documents and epigraphs; medieval arms and armoury; royal collections from princely states; miniature painting and illuminated manuscripts.[7]
The galleriesedit
Inside the main building, there are seventeen specialised galleries, which are categorised by theme.[6] These are—
Gallery of Madhya Pradesh sculptural styles (a summary survey gallery)
Sculpture
Bronzes (metal sculpture)
Prehistory and antiquity:
Ancient inscriptions gallery
Bagh Caves paintings gallery
Prehistoric and fossils gallery
Excavated materials gallery
Galleries of cultural and historical collections:
Archival gallery
Manuscripts
Postage stamps and autographs
Coinage
Rare musical instruments
Freedom Movement, housing artefacts associated with India's struggle for independence
Royal collections
Costumes
Weaponry
Collection highlightsedit
The museum's sculpture collection includes many ancient works, especially from the period of the 8th to 12th centuries. A still older sculptural highlight is the Yakshini (female nature spirits) statues from about 200 BC and a black granite Buddha.[8]
Amongst its antiquities, the museum houses a group of nine rock-cut reproductions of the Buddhist murals from the Bagh Caves, of which some of the originals are now destroyed or lost, as well as 84 rare Jain bronze articles of the 12th century,[6] from the Dhar district of Malwa. Dhar district is in the western side of Madhya Pradesh.[8]
In its postage stamps and autographs gallery, the museum has an example of the first postage stamp of the world, the Penny Black, which was issued in the year 1840.[6]
^ ab"Museums of Bhopal". Outlook Traveller. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ abc"State Museum Bhopal in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India". Travalour. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^. Department of Archaeology, Archives, and Museums. Government of Madhya Pradesh. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ abcde. Department of Archaeology, Archives, and Museums. Government of Madhya Pradesh. n.d. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022.
^"Discovering State Museum Bhopal: A Timeless Journey". Madhya Pradesh Tourism. Government of Madhya Pradesh. 25 September 2023.
^ abMulchandani, Anil (11 December 2015). "State Museum". The Times of India. Times Travel.
Reportsedit
Comptroller and Auditor General of India (2022), (PDF), Government of Madhya Pradesh, archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2023
state, museum, bhopal, state, museum, bhopal, located, shymala, hills, bhopal, capital, city, state, madhya, pradesh, india, popular, design, breadth, inventory, cultural, artefacts, museum, holds, prominent, role, among, monuments, museums, bhopal, open, publ. The State Museum Bhopal is located on Shymala Hills in Bhopal the capital city of the state of Madhya Pradesh in India 3 It is popular for its design and the breadth of its inventory of art and cultural artefacts The museum holds a prominent role among the monuments and museums of Bhopal 4 It is open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday 5 State MuseumState Museum entrance gateEstablished1964LocationShyamla Hills Bhopal Madhya Pradesh IndiaTypeArt and Culture MuseumCollection size11 515 items No on display 3 634Items in reserve 68 1 Visitors20 683 12 months 2019 2020 2 View from inside the State Museum Contents 1 The building 2 Collections and display 2 1 The galleries 2 2 Collection highlights 3 References 3 1 ReportsThe building editThe State Museum Bhopal was established in 1964 4 Its current building was inaugurated on 2 November 2005 by the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan 6 It has a contemporary design and was built to catch abundant natural light The modern and architecturally innovative facility features wide spaces accessible by ramps 4 Collections and display edit nbsp A 5 headed Ganesh statue in the museumAs the state s flagship museum the State Museum Bhopal aims to present important and representative art and cultural artefacts of Madhya Pradesh 3 Areas in which the museum holds strong collections are stone carving and sculpture coinage and postage stamps textiles and costumes documents and epigraphs medieval arms and armoury royal collections from princely states miniature painting and illuminated manuscripts 7 The galleries edit Inside the main building there are seventeen specialised galleries which are categorised by theme 6 These are Painting and sculptural galleries Miniature painting Gallery of Madhya Pradesh sculptural styles a summary survey gallery Sculpture Bronzes metal sculpture Prehistory and antiquity Ancient inscriptions gallery Bagh Caves paintings gallery Prehistoric and fossils gallery Excavated materials galleryGalleries of cultural and historical collections Archival gallery Manuscripts Postage stamps and autographs Coinage Rare musical instruments Freedom Movement housing artefacts associated with India s struggle for independence Royal collections Costumes WeaponryCollection highlights edit The museum s sculpture collection includes many ancient works especially from the period of the 8th to 12th centuries A still older sculptural highlight is the Yakshini female nature spirits statues from about 200 BC and a black granite Buddha 8 Amongst its antiquities the museum houses a group of nine rock cut reproductions of the Buddhist murals from the Bagh Caves of which some of the originals are now destroyed or lost as well as 84 rare Jain bronze articles of the 12th century 6 from the Dhar district of Malwa Dhar district is in the western side of Madhya Pradesh 8 Included in the museum s illuminated manuscript collection are miniature paintings depicting events from the Mahabharata and the Ramayana 6 In its postage stamps and autographs gallery the museum has an example of the first postage stamp of the world the Penny Black which was issued in the year 1840 6 References edit Audit Report 2022 p 74 Audit Report 2022 pp 79 80 a b Museums of Bhopal Outlook Traveller 20 January 2020 Retrieved 20 May 2021 a b c State Museum Bhopal in Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India Travalour Retrieved 20 May 2021 Museums in Central Zone Department of Archaeology Archives and Museums Government of Madhya Pradesh 28 August 2008 Archived from the original on 28 August 2008 Retrieved 20 May 2021 a b c d e State Museum Bhopal Department of Archaeology Archives and Museums Government of Madhya Pradesh n d Archived from the original on 8 December 2022 Discovering State Museum Bhopal A Timeless Journey Madhya Pradesh Tourism Government of Madhya Pradesh 25 September 2023 a b Mulchandani Anil 11 December 2015 State Museum The Times of India Times Travel Reports edit Comptroller and Auditor General of India 2022 Performance Audit on Management of Heritage Sites Archives and Museums for the year ended 31 March 2021 PDF Government of Madhya Pradesh archived from the original PDF on 18 November 2023 23 14 49 N 77 23 32 E 23 2470 N 77 3923 E 23 2470 77 3923 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title State Museum Bhopal amp oldid 1193156321, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
