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| Established | 1990 |
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| Location | Bhagalpur Bihar, India |
| Coordinates | 25°15′4.54″N86°59′18.21″E / 25.2512611°N 86.9883917°E |
Bhagalpur Museum is a museum in Bhagalpur district of Indian state of Bihar. [1] The museum was established in 1976. The Museum's collections include coins, goddess idols and manuscripts from the Maurya to Mughal period. [2] [3] The museum is administered by the Cultural department of the Government of Bihar. [4]
The museum was established on 11 November 1976. [5] Its collections have been updated since then. [6] During a visit by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in 2023, it was decided to expand Museum's collections. [7]
Most of museum collections are from 2nd to 7th-century.
Museum also has a collection of preserved manuscripts. [7]
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