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{{Short description|Art, culture museum in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
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'''State Museum''' is a museum in Bhopal. It is located on Shymala Hills, [[Madhya Pradesh]] state of India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Museums of Bhopal|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/traveller/mp/visual-escape/photo-gallery/museums-of-bhopal/|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Outlook Traveller|language=en-US}}</ref> It is popular for its design and the best art and culture of Madhya Pradesh. The museum holds a very prominent role among the monuments and museums of Bhopal.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=State Museum Bhopal in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - get details, & find more attractions to visit nearby|url=https://www.travalour.com/attraction/3449-state-museum-bhopal|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Travalour|language=en}}</ref>
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[[File:Inside View of State Museum Bhopal.jpg|thumb|View from inside the State Museum]]
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The '''State Museum Bhopal''' is located on Shymala Hills, in Bhopal, the capital city of the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]] in India.<ref name="outlook">{{Cite web |title=Museums of Bhopal |date=20 January 2020 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/traveller/mp/visual-escape/photo-gallery/museums-of-bhopal/ |access-date=2021-05-20 |website=Outlook Traveller |language=en-US}}</ref> It is popular for its design and the breadth of its inventory of art and cultural artefacts. The museum holds a prominent role among the monuments and museums of [[Bhopal]].<ref name="Trvlour">{{Cite web|title=State Museum Bhopal in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |url=https://www.travalour.com/attraction/3449-state-museum-bhopal|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Travalour|language=en}}</ref> It is open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday.<ref name=>{{Cite web|date=2008-08-28|title=Museums in Central Zone |website=Department of Archaeology, Archives, and Museums |publisher= Government of Madhya Pradesh |url=http://www.mparchaeology.org/centMuseums.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828111345/http://www.mparchaeology.org/centMuseums.html |archive-date=28 August 2008 |access-date=2021-05-20 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


== History ==
== The building ==
The State Museum established in the year 1964. <ref name=":1" /> It was opened on November 2, 2005 and Madhya Pradesh [[Chief minister|Chief Minister]], [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]] inaugurated the museum.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2008-08-28|title=Department of Archaeology, Archives, and Museums; Government of Madhya Pradesh|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828111345/http://www.mparchaeology.org/centMuseums.html|access-date=2021-05-20|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> The building is verily, an architectural marvel. Culture of the heartland State of the nation as well as the best of art is represented by the museum. <ref name=":0" />
The State Museum Bhopal was established in 1964.<ref name="Trvlour"/> Its current building was inaugurated on 2 November 2005, by the Madhya Pradesh [[Chief minister|Chief Minister]], [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]].<ref name="MP arch">{{Cite web|date=n.d. |website=Department of Archaeology, Archives, and Museums |publisher= Government of Madhya Pradesh |url=https://archaeology.mp.gov.in/contents.aspx?page=state-museum-bhopal&number=r9UDa6hJQzuqjNqXQx+TXA== |title=State Museum Bhopal |archive-date=8 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208001431/https://archaeology.mp.gov.in/contents.aspx?page=state-museum-bhopal&number=r9UDa6hJQzuqjNqXQx+TXA==}}</ref> It has a contemporary design and was built to catch abundant natural light. The modern and architecturally innovative facility features wide spaces accessible by [[ramps]].<ref name="Trvlour"/>
== Geography ==
The museum includes 16 number of different [[Gallery|galleries]], which has been theme wise categorized.<ref name=":2" /> The galleries in the museum showcase some prehistoric articles and fossils, excavated objects, paintings, epigraphs, manuscripts , textiles, royal collection, sculptures, documents, articles associated with the freedom struggle, postal stamps,autographs, [[Miniature-painting|miniature paintings]], coins, arms and weapons etc.<ref name=":2" /> The archaeological museum is spread over across 17 number of different galleries. The first postage stamp of the world ‘The Black Penny’ which was issued in the year 1840 with Queen Victoria’s picture on it.<ref name=":0" /> The museum has a very wonderful collection of sculptures, mostly from the period of 8th to 12th century. Black colour grantie Buddha and the Yakshis from about 200 BC also includes in the beautiful sculpture collection.


== Collections and display ==
It also has a collection of more than 80 Jain bronzes which was founded in Dhar district of Malwa in the 12th century. Dhar district is in the western side of Madhya Pradesh. <ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=State Museum|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/bhopal/state-museum/ps50138891.cms|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Times of India Travel}}</ref> Another highlight of the museum is the collection of stone sculptures, which is from 6th to 10th century. A group of nine rock-cut Buddhist monuments called reproductions of muras is also in the museum. This is vital as majority of the paintings are either lost or barely visible. <ref name=":3" /> These are dedicated to the sculptures, excavated objects.
[[File:Panchmukhi Ganesha Statue India (cropped).jpg|thumb|A 5-headed [[Ganesh]] statue in the museum]]
As the state's flagship museum, the State Museum Bhopal aims to present important and representative art and cultural artefacts of Madhya Pradesh.<ref name="outlook" /> Areas in which the museum holds strong collections are: stone carving and sculpture; coinage and postage stamps; textiles and costumes; documents and epigraphs; medieval arms and armoury; royal collections from princely states; [[Mughal painting|miniature painting]] and illuminated manuscripts.<ref name="mp tour">{{cite web |title=Discovering State Museum Bhopal: A Timeless Journey |url=https://www.mptourism.com/state-museum-bhopal.html |website=Madhya Pradesh Tourism |publisher=Government of Madhya Pradesh |date=25 September 2023}}</ref>


== Overview ==
=== The galleries ===
Inside the main building, there are seventeen specialised galleries, which are categorised by theme.<ref name="MP arch" /> These are—
* The State Museum is considered as one of India’s best designed museums of Madhya Pradesh. It includes a contemporary building designed to catch natural light as well as wide spaces accessible by [[ramps]]. <ref name=":1" /> The museum showcases a stimulating form of architecture. Inside the main building, there are 16 themed galleries and each of them prehistoric articles and [[Fossil|fossils]], paintings, [[Manuscript|manuscripts]], military arms, ancient [[Textile|textiles]], currencies and weapons, artifacts of the Royal families as well as articles. It is said that all of them are associated with the India's struggle for freedom.<ref name=":2" />

* The museum also houses reproductions of the Buddhist Bagh Cave paintings that were destroyed as well as 84 numbers of rare Jain-bronze articles from the 8th & 11th century. The museum also contains some miniature paintings which represents the aesthetic and inwrought lifestyle of the people from the old golden times.<ref name=":2" />
Painting and sculptural galleries:
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* [[Miniature (illuminated manuscript)|Miniature painting]]
* Gallery of Madhya Pradesh sculptural styles (a summary survey gallery)
* Sculpture
* Bronzes (metal sculpture)

Prehistory and antiquity:
* Ancient inscriptions gallery
* Bagh Caves paintings gallery
* Prehistoric and fossils gallery
* Excavated materials gallery

Galleries of cultural and historical collections:
* Archival gallery
* Manuscripts
* Postage stamps and autographs
* Coinage
* Rare musical instruments
* Freedom Movement, housing artefacts associated with India's struggle for independence
* Royal collections
* Costumes
* Weaponry

===Collection highlights===
The museum's sculpture collection includes many ancient works, especially from the period of the 8th to 12th centuries. A still older sculptural highlight is the [[Yakshini]] (female nature spirits) statues from about 200 BC and a black granite Buddha.<ref name="Times Trav">{{cite news |last1=Mulchandani |first1=Anil |title= State Museum |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/bhopal/state-museum/ps50138891.cms |work=The Times of India |date=11 December 2015 |id=Times Travel}}</ref>

Amongst its antiquities, the museum houses a group of nine rock-cut reproductions of the Buddhist murals from the [[Bagh Caves]], of which some of the originals are now destroyed or lost, as well as 84 rare Jain bronze articles of the 12th century,<ref name="MP arch" /> from the [[Dhar district]] of [[Malwa]]. Dhar district is in the western side of Madhya Pradesh.<ref name="Times Trav"/>

Included in the museum's illuminated manuscript collection are [[Miniature (illuminated manuscript)|miniature paintings]] depicting events from the [[Mahabharata]] and the [[Ramayana]].<ref name="MP arch" />

In its postage stamps and autographs gallery, the museum has an example of the first postage stamp of the world, the [[Penny Black]], which was issued in the year 1840.<ref name="MP arch" />


== References ==
== References ==
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===Reports===
* {{citation |author1=Comptroller and Auditor General of India |title=Performance Audit on Management of Heritage Sites, Archives and Museums for the year ended 31 March 2021 |date=2022 |publisher=Government of Madhya Pradesh |url=https://cag.gov.in/webroot/uploads/download_audit_report/2022/Report-in-English_merged-064183a7c0e7087.04896345.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118061616/https://cag.gov.in/webroot/uploads/download_audit_report/2022/Report-in-English_merged-064183a7c0e7087.04896345.pdf |archive-date=18 November 2023 |language=en-IN |ref={{SfnRef|Audit Report|2022}} }}

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Latest revision as of 10:18, 2 January 2024

State Museum
State Museum entrance gate
Map
Established1964
LocationShyamla Hills, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
TypeArt and Culture Museum
Collection size
  • 11,515 items
  • (No. on display: 3,634
  • Items in reserve: 68%)[1]
Visitors20,683 (12 months 2019–2020)[2]
View from inside the State Museum

The State Museum Bhopal is located on Shymala Hills, in Bhopal, the capital city of the state of Madhya Pradesh in India.[3] It is popular for its design and the breadth of its inventory of art and cultural artefacts. The museum holds a prominent role among the monuments and museums of Bhopal.[4] It is open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday.[5]

The building

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The State Museum Bhopal was established in 1964.[4] Its current building was inaugurated on 2 November 2005, by the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan.[6] It has a contemporary design and was built to catch abundant natural light. The modern and architecturally innovative facility features wide spaces accessible by ramps.[4]

Collections and display

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A 5-headed Ganesh statue in the museum

As the state's flagship museum, the State Museum Bhopal aims to present important and representative art and cultural artefacts of Madhya Pradesh.[3] Areas in which the museum holds strong collections are: stone carving and sculpture; coinage and postage stamps; textiles and costumes; documents and epigraphs; medieval arms and armoury; royal collections from princely states; miniature painting and illuminated manuscripts.[7]

The galleries

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Inside the main building, there are seventeen specialised galleries, which are categorised by theme.[6] These are—

Painting and sculptural galleries:

  • Miniature painting
  • Gallery of Madhya Pradesh sculptural styles (a summary survey gallery)
  • Sculpture
  • Bronzes (metal sculpture)

Prehistory and antiquity:

  • Ancient inscriptions gallery
  • Bagh Caves paintings gallery
  • Prehistoric and fossils gallery
  • Excavated materials gallery

Galleries of cultural and historical collections:

  • Archival gallery
  • Manuscripts
  • Postage stamps and autographs
  • Coinage
  • Rare musical instruments
  • Freedom Movement, housing artefacts associated with India's struggle for independence
  • Royal collections
  • Costumes
  • Weaponry

Collection highlights

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The museum's sculpture collection includes many ancient works, especially from the period of the 8th to 12th centuries. A still older sculptural highlight is the Yakshini (female nature spirits) statues from about 200 BC and a black granite Buddha.[8]

Amongst its antiquities, the museum houses a group of nine rock-cut reproductions of the Buddhist murals from the Bagh Caves, of which some of the originals are now destroyed or lost, as well as 84 rare Jain bronze articles of the 12th century,[6] from the Dhar district of Malwa. Dhar district is in the western side of Madhya Pradesh.[8]

Included in the museum's illuminated manuscript collection are miniature paintings depicting events from the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.[6]

In its postage stamps and autographs gallery, the museum has an example of the first postage stamp of the world, the Penny Black, which was issued in the year 1840.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Audit Report (2022), p. 74.
  2. ^ Audit Report (2022), pp. 79–80.
  3. ^ a b "Museums of Bhopal". Outlook Traveller. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "State Museum Bhopal in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India". Travalour. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Museums in Central Zone". Department of Archaeology, Archives, and Museums. Government of Madhya Pradesh. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e "State Museum Bhopal". Department of Archaeology, Archives, and Museums. Government of Madhya Pradesh. n.d. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Discovering State Museum Bhopal: A Timeless Journey". Madhya Pradesh Tourism. Government of Madhya Pradesh. 25 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b Mulchandani, Anil (11 December 2015). "State Museum". The Times of India. Times Travel.

Reports

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