Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums

Government of Haryana
Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums

Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Haryana
Headquarters	Haryana Civil Secretariat, Sector-1, Chandigarh 30°45′40″N76°48′2″E / 30.76111°N 76.80056°E / 30.76111; 76.80056
Minister responsible	Ram Bilas Sharma
Website	http://archaeologyharyana.nic.in

Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums is a ministry and department of the Government of Haryana in India.

Description

This department came into existence in 1972 after Haryana was established as a new state in 1966 within India after being separated from Punjab. This was established as a cell under the education department in 1969, which was upgraded to a separate department in 1972. It published archaeology and excavation reports, maintains notified archaeology sites and three museums. ^[1]

Dr. Banani Bhattacharyya is the deputy director since November 2015. ^[2]

Museums

Museums maintained by this department are ^[1]

• Jahaj Kothi Museum at Firoz Shah Palace Complex in Hisar is a zonal museum.
• Panchkula Museum at Sector-5 Panchkula is an upcoming state museum.
• Panipat Museum near Western Yamuna Canal at Binjhol village 5 km from Panipat ^[3]
• Pinjore Garden Site Museum at Pinjore Gardens in Pinjore is a site museum.
• Shrikrishna Museum at Kurukshetra is a state museum.
• Thanesar Archaeological Site Museum inside Sheikh Chilli's Tomb at Thanesar in Kurukshetra
• Guru Gobind Singh Martial Art Museum at Yamunanagar.
• Jayanti Devi Archaeological Museum at Jind.

See also

• Gurukul Jhajjar Museum
• International Dolls Museum at Chandigarh
• State Protected Monuments in Haryana
• List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana
• List of Indus Valley Civilization sites in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, India & Pakistan
• National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana
• List of Indian states and territories by highest point
• Lists of Indian Monuments of National Importance
• Archaeological Survey of India
• Haryana Tourism
• Haryana Waqf Board

References

1. "Home | Directorate of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Haryana". archaeologyharyana.nic.in. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
2. "Rush for protected tag to Faridabad site where Stone Age cave art found", The Times of India, 31 July 2021
3. "Panipat Museum | Places of Interest | Panipat | Destinations | Haryana Tourism Corporation Limited". haryanatourism.gov.in. Retrieved 21 July 2021.