 Bharat Kala Bhavan main building | |
  Museum location on Map of Varanasi district | |
| Established | 1 January 1920 (1920-01-01) |
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| Location | Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi, India |
| Coordinates | 25°16′17″N82°59′46″E / 25.271490°N 82.995994°E /25.271490; 82.995994 |
| Collections | Archaeological materials, Paintings, Textiles &costumes, Decorative art, Personalia collections, Indianphilately, Literary and Archival materials |
| Collection size | 104,376 |
| Founder | Rai Krishnadasa & Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya |
| Chairperson | Rabindranath Tagore (firsthonorary & Life chairman) |
| Curator | Dr. Anil Kumar Singh Vinod Kumar Dr. D. B. Singh Dr. Priyanka Chandra Deepak Bharathan Alathur |
| Owner | Banaras Hindu University |
| Website | bhu.ac.in/kala |
Bharat Kala Bhavan is a university museum located inBanaras Hindu University,Varanasi, India. It has been instrumental in the dissemination of knowledge on Indian art and culture. It is one of the important touristic attractions in theBanaras Hindu University and in the city ofVaranasi.[1][2][3][4]
The concept for Bharat Kala Bhavan came to fruition with establishment ofBharatiya Lalit Kala Parishad on 1 January 1920 in a wing in Godowlia,Varanasi. Between 1920 and 1962, the museum's collection was shifted to several locations withinVaranasi beforeJawaharlal Nehru laid foundation of the existing museum building in 1950 and the museum was, then shifted to its existing location in theBanaras Hindu University in 1962.[5][6]Mahatma Gandhi visited Bharat Kala Bhavan thrice and in his final trip he inscribed "संग्रह बहुत अच्छा है" ("the collection is very good").[citation needed]
Bharat Kala Bhavan has a collection of artefacts,Buddhist andHindu sculptures, pictures,manuscripts,Mughal miniatures, paintings, brocade textiles, contemporary art form and bronze statues from 1st–15th century. Pottery, metal craft, ivory goods, jewellery, terracotta beads & rare collection of Gujarati, Rajasthani & Pahari miniature paintings are also on display in the museum. Total holdings of Bharat Kala Bhawan are 104,376.[7][2]
| Section | Count |
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| Archeological Section | 24,561 |
| Banaras Section | 705 |
| Decorative Art Section | 1,169 |
| Exchange | 76 |
| Literary Section | 27,336 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,605 |
| Numismatic Section | 33,236 |
| Painting Section | 10,625 |
| Philately Section | 2,941 |
| Textile Section | 1,747 |
| Woollen Textile Blocks | 375 |
| Total | 104,376 |
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