| The
State Museum
This museum established in
1971 was moved to its present building in the 1930s.
The building is a hybrid of European, Mughal and
Rajput architectural style. The structure is entirely
unsuitable as a museum and lacks adequate ventilation
and dust-proofing. The collection of the museum,
however, is so outstanding that it is worth a visit,
although the poor display and upkeep. In this museum
there is an excellent collection of stone and terracotta
sculpture of the Mauryan and succeeding periods.
Location
: Budh Road, Patna |
Gaya
Museum
The museum was
established in 1952 to house the many antiquities
discovered in this famous land. On sight are ancient
sculpture, bronzes and terracotta. There is a
section on numismatics, the decorative arts, paintings,
manuscripts, arms and armoury, geology and normal
history. The children's division includes a dolls'
house.
Location
: Located in the central part of
the state of Bihar |
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