Bapu Museum, Vijayawada

 

Bapu Museum ( Victoria Jubilee Museum) 

The Bapu Museum (formerly: Victoria Jubilee Museum) is an archaeological museum, located at M. G. Road of Vijayawada. It was renamed in the memory of the renowned film director, illustrator, cartoonist and author Bapu (film director). The museum is maintained by the Archaeological department and has large collection of sculptures, paintings and artifacts of Buddhist and Hindu relics, with some of them as old as 2nd and 3rd Centuries. The structure of building is an Indo-European style of architectural and is more than a hundred years old structure.

A high-tech 3D mapping visualisation is a much-awaited feature in Bapu museum which is likely to reopen soony. The Coastal Museum, housed in an over-100-year-old building, will be thrown open to the public with many new frills. The scene of freedom fighter Pingali Venkaiah presenting a design of the National Flag to Mahatma Gandhi when he came to Bezawada in 1921 in 3-D Visualisation will be one of the big attractions.

Statue of Nuzvid Zamindar at bapu museum

The museum structure, which earlier housed the Victoria Jubilee Museum, was built in 1887 and was renamed after the famous Telugu illustrator and filmmaker Bapu.

The lush green lawn and the old tall trees are inviting while the Indo-European architecture of the building is awe-inspiring.

The museum had to be closed a couple of years to facilitate repairs to the old structure. A new structure has come up beside the century-old one as part of the upgradation of the museum as a Coastal Museum.

Beautifully carved marble sculptures of prominent leaders portraying the 1921 flag-presenting occasion dot the old building.

The 3D technology has been brought into play to makes people feel close to reality besides helping them gain knowledge about the significance of this place in the history.

The new building has pre-historic tools, manuscripts, stone cut writings, armours and shields used by kings in addition to idols belonging to the second and third century.

Visitor Facilities : Clean, cool drinking water and good toilets are provided. Seating arrangements have been provided in the garden. A Companion Guide to the Museum is also available at Rs.20/-.

Address : MG Rd, Buckinghampeta, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520002

Timings : The Museum is open from 10.30 AM to 5.00 PM and closed on Fridays and Public Holidays.

Entry Fee : Rs.5/- for adults and Rs.3/- for children.