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| Established | 1962; 63 years ago (1962)[1] |
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| Location | Behala, Kolkata (formerly Calcutta),West Bengal[2] |
| Coordinates | 22°29′57.80″N88°19′04.70″E / 22.4993889°N 88.3179722°E /22.4993889; 88.3179722 |
| Website | wbtourism |
State Archaeological Museum, West Bengal inKolkata,West Bengal, is anarcheological museum founded in 1962 and has collections including rare tools of the Early, Middle and the Late Stone Ages fromSusunia (Bankura) and other sites, proto-historic antiquities fromPandu Rajar Dhibi (Burdwan), terracottas, sculptures, stone and stucco from the Gupta, Maurya, Shunga, Kushana, Pala and Medieval times.It is located at the vicinity ofBehala Bazar Metro on Diamond Harbour Road and Nafar Chandra Das Road atBehala behind Siddeshwari Kali Temple
There is also a section on ‘Historical Art’ opened in 1963 which displays large number of old terracottas, bronzes, wood-carvings, textiles and manuscripts. Sells several card-sets and other publications; activities include explorations and excavations of historical sites.[3]
The present palatial building was donated by the family of Satyendranath Roy, second son of Rai Bahadur Ambika Charan Roy 1827-1902, especially at the initiative of Rabindranath Roy in the early 1970s.
The museum charges Rs.20 per person as the entry fee. It remains open from Wednesday to Sunday from 11am to 4.30pm.[4]
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