Established 1932 Phone 0674 243 1597 | Director Manjushree Samantarai Owner Government of Odisha | |
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Location BJB Nagar, Bhubaneswar, India Website web.archive.org/web/20130206084619/http://orissamuseum.nic.in/ Address Near Kalpana Square, BJB Nagar, Lewis Road, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751006 Hours Closed now Wednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar Museum of Tribal Arts and Artifa, Mukteshvara Temple, Udayagiri and Khandagi, Dhauli, Nandankanan Zoological Park | ||
Odisha state museum palm leaf manuscripts
Odisha State Museum is a museum in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. In its original form it was established in 1932 and later moved to the current building in 1960. The museum is divided into eleven sections, viz, Archaeology, Epigraphy, Numismatics, Armoury, Mining & Geology, Natural History, Art & Craft, Contemporary Art, Patta Painting, Anthropology and Palmleaf Manuscripts. The museum is headed by a superintendent and the administrative control lies in the hands of Cultural Affairs Department, Government of Odisha.
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Odisha state museum
History
The origin of this museum can be traced back to 1932, when some historians and professors, like William Jones, Ghanashyam Das, N. C. Banerjee, Harekrushna Mahatab established a museum in Ravenshaw College, Cuttack. In 1945-46, the Museum was shifted to Brahmananda building in old Bhubaneswar and given the status of a State Museum by the Government of Odisha. Later, the Museum was shifted to Patel Hall in 1950 and again to another building in Unit - I, Bhubaneswar. In 1957, the foundation of the Museum was laid by then President of India, Rajendra Prasad, and finally the Museum in the current building started operating from 1960.
Galleries
Timings
Opening timing is 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM all days of the week except Monday.