List of museums in Bihar

This list of museums in Bihar is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

State Government Museums

This is a list of museums owned by State Government:[1]

Name City Established Type Owner Summary
Patna MuseumPatna1917ArchaeologicalDeptt. of Art, Culture & Youtholdest
Chandradhari MuseumDarbhanga1957Art-private collection of Sri Chandradhari Singh, a Zamindar of Madhubani
Gaya MuseumGaya1970ArtDirectorate of Archaeology & Museums
Naradah MuseumNawada1974ArtDeptt. of Art, Culture & Youth
Maharaja Lakshmishwar Singh MuseumDarbhanga1979
Bhagalpur MuseumBhagalpur1979
Chandra Shekhar Singh MuseumJamui1983
Biharsharif MuseumBiharsharif1979
Sita Ram Upadhyay MuseumBuxar1979
Ram Chandra Shahi MuseumMuzaffarpur1979
Begusarai MuseumBegusarai1981
Chapra MuseumChhapra198
Jana-Nayak Karpoori Tahkur Smriti SangrahalayPatna1990
Babu Kunwar Singh Smriti SangrahalayBhojpur1972
Deep Narayan Singh MuseumHajipur1979Directorate of Archaeology and museum
Mithila Lalit SangrahalayaSaurath (Madhubani)
Gandhi Smriti SangrahalayaBhitiharwa (West Champaran)
Suraj Narayan Singh MuseumPatna
Baba Karu Khirhar Pramandaliya MuseumSaharsa
Small Scale Industrial MuseumPatna
Bihar Police MuseumPatna
Bihar Museum[2]Patna2015

Central Government Museums

This is a list of museums owned by Central Government:[3]

Name City Established Type Owner Summary
Archaeological Museum, NalandaNalanda1917
Archaeological Museum, Bodh GayaBodh Gaya1956
Archaeological Museum, Vaishali1971
Archaeological Museum, VikramshilaBhagalpur2000
Srikrishna Science CentrePatna1978

University Museums

This is a list of museums owned by Universities/Semi-Govt. Organisations:[4]

Name K.P.JAISAWAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM Institution G.D.College, Begusarai City Begusarai Established 1947, shifted in new building 27 March 2000 Type Organization Summary
P.G. Departmental MuseumPatna UniversityPatna1960-61
P.G. Department MuseumMagadh UniversityBodh Gaya1971
State Art GalleryCollege of Arts & CraftsPatna1951
Folk Art MuseumBhartiya Nritya Kala MandirPatna1963

Non-Govt. Organizations Museums

This is a list of museums owned by Non-Govt. Organizations (Trust, Society, etc.):[5]

Name City Established Type Owner Summary
Gandhi SangrahalayaPatna1967
Rajendra Smriti SangrahalayaPatna1963
Art-Gallery of Jaina Siddhanta BhawanArrah

Private Museums

This is a list of museums run by private individuals:[6]

Name City Established Type Owner Summary
Jalan Museum, Qila HousePatna City1954
Kumar SangrahalaySamastipur1956

See also

References
  1. "Directorate of Museum". Deptt. of Art, Culture & Youth, Govt. of Bihar. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  2. A. Srivathsan (6 June 2013). "Coming soon, a Rs. 400-cr. facelift for Patna Museum". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  3. "Directorate of Museum". Deptt. of Art, Culture & Youth, Govt. of Bihar. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. "Directorate of Museum". Deptt. of Art, Culture & Youth, Govt. of Bihar. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  5. "Directorate of Museum". Deptt. of Art, Culture & Youth, Govt. of Bihar. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  6. "Directorate of Museum". Deptt. of Art, Culture & Youth, Govt. of Bihar. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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