| Indian
Museum
This museum was established
in the year 1878. Built in Italian architectural
style, it is considered the largest museum in the
country and one of the greatest in Asia. The ranges
of exhibits at the Indian museum are wonderful:
from the Egyptian mummy to the skeleton of the whale
and some rare statutes. One of the rooms has a group
of meteorites. The museum also has a unique collection
of fossils of prehistoric animals which includes
a massive crocodile and a huge tortoise. The art
collection has many fine pieces from Oriya and other
temples and best examples of Buddhist Gandharan
art.
Academy
of Fine Arts
Recognized in the year 1933,
Collections include contemporary Indian Art including
specimens’ art of medieval Bengal and Indian
textiles, Kashmir shawls, medieval Indian miniature
paintings, 19th century prints and some stone
sculptures. ‘Rabindra Gallery’ opened
in 1962 contains creative paintings, published
and unpublished manuscripts in Bengali and English
and personal belongings of the poet. The Academy
also runs an Artists’ studio for the assistance
of working artists.
Location
: Cathedral Road, Calcutta |
Asutosh
Museum of Indian Art
Asutosh Museum Established
in 1937. Named after the great educationist, Asutosh
Mookerjee, set up for the intention of collecting,
preserving and exhibiting objects of Indian art
and antiquity with special emphasis on Eastern
India and more specially Bengal. The museum collects
folk art and crafts of Bengal and India, conducts
rural culture review and undertakes some archaeological
excavations.
Location
: University of Calcutta, Centenary
Buildings, Calcutta |
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