Khulna Divisional Museum

Khulna Divisional Museum
Established	1998
Location	Shib Bari More, Khulna, Bangladesh

Last updated April 14, 2019

Khulna Divisional Museum is the only Museum of Khulna City. It was established by Bangladesh Archaeological Department. It is the second largest museum in Bangladesh after Bangladesh National Museum by area. This museum is full of archaeological evidence, structures & photos of South Bengal. The archaeological excavation leftovers from "Bharata Bhayana" (kingdom of King bharat) are kept here. Bharat Rajar Deul (site name), has yielded the substantial ruins of a brick-built curious structure. It has also yielded some busts of princely male figures, Hindu God, Goddess structure, potteries of early medieval origin etc. On stylistic ground they may be dated in circa 5th-6th century AD. Gold and silver coin from Emperor Jehangir's time is also displayed here.

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The Bangladesh National Museum, is the national museum of Bangladesh. The museum is well organized and displays have been housed chronologically in several departments like department of ethnography and decorative art, department of history and classical art, department of natural history, and department of contemporary and world civilization. The museum also has a rich conservation laboratory. Nalini Kanta Bhattasali served as the first curator of the museum during 1914–1947.

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This museum is full of archaeological evidence, structures & photos of South Bengal. The archaeological things from Bharata Bhayana are kept here.

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