Virtual Museum Tour : December 2020

Wednesday, 30 December 2020

Bihar Museum

Bihar Museum, Patna

Bihar Museum is a museum located in Patna. It was partially opened in August 2015. The children's museum', the main entrance area, and an orientation theater were the only parts opened to the public in August 2015. Later, in October 2017 remaining galleries were also opened. More than 100 artifacts were transferred here from Patna Museum.

Bihar Museum

It was planned as a history museum for the state of Bihar, and began construction in Bailey Road, Patna in October 2013 with an estimated budget of ₹498 crore.

Didarganj Yakshi in the Bihar Museum

A 25,000 square meters museum and marketplace concept was to be developed, with "G+1" structure and with a very small portion being "G+4". It is six-storey building spread over 5.6 hectares, having 24,000 square meters of built area.

Japan's Maki & Associates along with Mumbai's Opolis Architects was to develop the architectural design of the Bihar Museum. The proposal included four core exhibition galleries, educational, lobby, administrative and permanent gallery.

The government had signed a Memorandum of understanding with Canada-based consultancy firm Lord Cultural Resources in July 2011 to appoint them consultant for the project. In January 2012, the state cabinet approved the selection of Japan-based Maki & Associates and its Indian partner OPOLIS, Mumbai as the primary consultant architect for the project.

In October 2017, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi visited Bihar Museum with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. 2300 year old Didarganj Yakshi is also in Bihar Museum. The artefacts from ancient India to 1764 are kept in Bihar Museum and those of the post-1764 period are kept at Patna Museum.

It is located in Patna, the capital city of the East Indian state of Bihar. Its exact location is on the southern flank of Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Bailey Road, in Patna. It is spread over an area of 13.9 acres. The site of the proposed museum was earlier occupied by seven old bungalows between LN Mishra Institute and Hartali Mor in Bailey Road. Later in March 2013, the building construction department demolished all the bungalows.

The Bihar Museum has several galleries. These include the Orientation gallery, the children gallery, the regional gallery, the contemporary gallery, the historical art galleries, the Bihari Diaspora gallery and the visible storage gallery. The exhibits on different subjects are displayed in separate galleries. Each gallery is huge and has many artifacts on display including ones dating back to the 4th century.

The Bihar Museum had received the Kyoorius Inbook Award 2016 in the Writing for Design category for its booklet I am Bihar Museum. The same has been selected for the iF Design Award in international branding and corporate communications categories in February 2018.

In December 2019, the museum received the GRIHA Award along with a five-star rating. GRIHA stands for Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment.

Category :

Art and Archeology Museum

Opened :

2015

Opening Days :

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Visiting Hours :

10:30 a.m. - 05:00 p.m.

Address :

Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Bailey Rd, Patna, Bihar 800001

Entry fee :

The entry fee for adults is Rs 100; Rs 50 for children, and Rs 500 for foreigners. Patna Museum, in contrast, charges visitors only Rs 15 as the price of admission.

Sunday, 6 December 2020

Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir

The Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir (meaning Indian Dance Arts Temple) is an arts and crafts museum and a multi-purpose cultural centre located in Patna, in the capital of Bihar, India.

Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir

The foundation stone for the institution of art was laid on 8 December 1950. Established by Padmashri Hari Uppal, a master in Manipuri and Kathakali dance forms, it was officially opened in 1963.

Inside the Indian dance art temple :

The building of the Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir consists of a dance and drama studio, a gallery space and an art museum.

Events on display include music, comedy, dance, visual art, spoken word and children's events.

Art Museum :

There is also an art museum where you will see a wide range of antiques. Items on display include terracotta, jewelry, metal objects, stone sculptures, stone instruments, pottery, musical instruments, wood pelts, textiles and masks between 500 BC and 500AD.

Dance Training Center :

There is also a dance training center here. Here dance instructors teach Odissi, Bharatanatyam, Kathak, folk dance etc.

Many art based exhibitions are also organized here like painting, drawing etc.

Indian Institute of Nritya Kala Mandir, a prestigious institute run by the Department of Arts and Culture, also offers courses in classical and folk dance, music and playing. There are studies in seven disciplines. These courses are six years old. In classical dance Kathak, Odissi and Bharatanatyam and in folk dance only girls are nominated. At the same time, both boys and girls can take nomination in the course of classical guitar playing, singing, folklore.

Category :

Art

Opened :

1963

Opening Days :

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Visiting Hours :

09:30 a.m. - 06:00 p.m.

Address :

96 Fraser Road Rajapur, Raja Ji Salai, Indira Nagar, Patna, Bihar 800001

Saturday, 5 December 2020

Assam State Museum

The Assam State Museum, previously Assam Provincial Museum, is located in the southern end of Dighali Pukhuri tank which is in the heart of Guwahati city, Assam. The Museum was established by the Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti (Assam Research Society) in 1940. The late Kanklal Baruah was the founder and president. In the year 1953, it was taken over by the Assam State Government.

Assam State Museum

The Assam State Museum was founded by the Kamrupa Anusandhan Samity and was opened on 21st April, 1940 by Sir Robert Reid, the then Governor of Undivided Assam. The Provincial Museum was taken over by the Govt. of Assam in 1953 and placed under the Museums and Archaeology of the Education Department. Subsequently, for systematic and efficient management two separate entities i.e. Directorate of Museums and Archaeology was made in 1983.

The exhibits of the Museum are displayed under different sections, viz., Epigraphy, Sculptures, Miscellaneous, Natural History, art andCrafts, Anthropology & Folk Art & Arms section. The sculptures from the Assam region fall into four principal categories - stone, wood, metal and terracotta. The collections which are on display here, are very rare.

The library in Assam State Museum was established in 1985 and is rich in its stenographic collections. There are various periodicals, journals and books relating to art, culture, mythology, biography, encyclopedic works and even the Asiatic Society journals of the country.