Haryana Rural Antique Museum

Dr. Mangal Sein Science Museum
	Location within Haryana Haryana Rural Antique Museum (India)
Former name	Haryana Rural Antique Museum
Established	1978
Location	Gandhi Bhawan Building, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India
Coordinates	29°09′N75°42′E / 29.150°N 75.700°E Coordinates: 29°09′N75°42′E / 29.150°N 75.700°E
Type	Science & history museum
Key holdings	Soil Samples, Crop Varieties, Electron Microscope, Antiques
Collection size	~1000
Director	Dr. Krishan Yadav
Owner	CCS HAU, Government of Haryana
Public transit access	Hisar bus stand, Hisar Airport, Hisar Junction railway station
Nearest parking	Gandhi Bhawan Parking (no charge)
Website	www.hau.ac.in

Last updated April 22, 2023

The Dr. Mangal Sain Museum (earlier, Haryana Rural Antique Museum) in Hisar, Haryana, India is located inside the Gandhi Bhawan building of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

The museum construction started in 1975 ^[4] and was completed around 1978,^[5]^[2] to preserve the vanishing antiques of rural Haryana.^[6] The museum was extended with additional space in 2010.^[1]^[3]

Reconstruction

The reconstruction of the museum started in 2018 and was projected to finish by 2019 but completed in 2021. The museum now have a scale model of central complex of CCS HAU, a Mixed reality studio, different soil samples from Haryana, digital platform showcasing pioneering projects of HAU, traditional and folklores of Haryana, a library, and a lot more.

The museum was inaugurated and opened for public by Governor of Haryana & Chancellor of CCS HAU Hon. Sh. Bandaru Dattatreya along with Chief Minister Sh. Manohar Lal Khattar in March 2022.

Departments and collections

The museum houses the collection of antiquities showcasing development of agriculture and rural society in Haryana. The collection includes dresses, agricultural and farm tools and implements, rural tools and equipment, rural music instruments, Haryanvi folk dresses for men and women, farm vehicles, etc.^[1]^[3]

Exhibition hall

The Gandhi Bhawan building, that houses the extension education department of the university, also has exhibition hall for hosting exhibitions.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Gallery

Fletcher Bhawan of CCS HAU lies immediately north of museum.
Indira Gandhi Auditorium lies immediately in the south-west corner of museum.

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References

1 2 3 4 Gandhi Bhawan museum
1 2 3 Agropedia - HAU museum
1 2 3 4 HAU Extension department
↑ 1975, Kurukshetra, vol. 24, pp. 206.
↑ 1978, Haryana Review, Haryana Public Relations Department, vol. 12, pp.163.
↑ 1987, Haryana District Gazetteers: Hisar, Haryana, pp.225.]

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[HAU1-1] 1 2 3 4 Gandhi Bhawan museum

[HAU2-2] 1 2 3 Agropedia - HAU museum

[HAU3-3] 1 2 3 4 HAU Extension department

[rm3-4] 1975, Kurukshetra, vol. 24, pp. 206.

[rm1-5] 1978, Haryana Review, Haryana Public Relations Department, vol. 12, pp.163.

[rm2-6] 1987, Haryana District Gazetteers: Hisar, Haryana, pp.225.]

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