List of museums in Bihar

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This list of museums in Bihar is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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State Government Museums

This is a list of museums owned by State Government: [1]

NameCityEstablishedTypeOwnerSummary
Patna Museum Patna 1917ArchaeologicalDeptt. of Art, Culture & Youtholdest
Chandradhari Museum Darbhanga 1957Art-private collection of Sri Chandradhari Singh, a Zamindar of Madhubani
Gaya Museum Gaya 1970ArtDirectorate of Archaeology & Museums
Naradah Museum Nawada 1974ArtDeptt. of Art, Culture & Youth
Maharaja Lakshmishwar Singh Museum Darbhanga 1979
Bhagalpur Museum Bhagalpur 1979
Chandra Shekhar Singh Museum Jamui 1983
Biharsharif Museum Biharsharif 1979
Sita Ram Upadhyay Museum Buxar 1979
Ram Chandra Shahi Museum Muzaffarpur 1979
Begusarai Museum Begusarai 1981
Chapra Museum Chhapra 198
Jana-Nayak Karpoori Tahkur Smriti Sangrahalay Patna 1990
Babu Kunwar Singh Smriti Sangrahalay Bhojpur 1972
Deep Narayan Singh Museum Hajipur 1979Directorate of Archaeology and museum
Mithila Lalit Sangrahalaya Saurath (Madhubani)
Gandhi Smriti Sangrahalaya Bhitiharwa (West Champaran)
Suraj Narayan Singh Museum Patna
Baba Karu Khirhar Pramandaliya Museum Saharsa
Small Scale Industrial Museum Patna
Bihar Police Museum Patna
Bihar Museum [2] Patna 2015

Central Government Museums

This is a list of museums owned by Central Government: [3]

NameCityEstablishedTypeOwnerSummary
Archaeological Museum, Nalanda Nalanda 1917
Archaeological Museum, Bodh Gaya Bodh Gaya 1956
Archaeological Museum, Vaishali 1971
Archaeological Museum, Vikramshila Kahalgaon (Bhagalpur district)2004
Srikrishna Science Centre Patna 1978

University Museums

This is a list of museums owned by Universities/Semi-Govt. Organisations: [4]

Name K.P.JAISAWAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUMInstitution G.D.College, BegusaraiCity BegusaraiEstablished 1947, shifted in new building 27 March 2000Type OrganizationSummary
P.G. Departmental Museum Patna University Patna 1960-61
P.G. Department Museum Magadh University Bodh Gaya 1971
State Art Gallery College of Arts & Crafts Patna 1951
Folk Art Museum Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir Patna 1963

Non-Govt. Organizations Museums

This is a list of museums owned by Non-Govt. Organizations (Trust, Society, etc.): [5]

NameCityEstablishedTypeOwnerSummary
Gandhi Sangrahalaya Patna 1967
Rajendra Smriti Sangrahalaya Patna 1963
Art-Gallery of Jaina Siddhanta Bhawan Arrah

Private Museums

This is a list of museums run by private individuals: [6]

NameCityEstablishedTypeOwnerSummary
Jalan Museum, Qila House Patna City 1954
Kumar Sangrahalay Samastipur 1956

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References

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