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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
