Mahatma Phule Museum is a museum located in

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. It was founded in 1890 and was then called the Poona Industrial Museum, and subsequently it was named

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Museum. In 1968 it was renamed as

Mahatma Phule Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, also known as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule (11 April 1827 – 28 November 1890) was an Indian social activist, thinker, anti-caste social reformer and writer from Maharashtra. His work extended to many fields, including era ...

Museum.

Sections

The museum contains sections that contain some pictures, charts, models and machines and science models. The displays are related to industry and engineering, geology and minerals, handicrafts and cottage industries, agriculture, forestry, natural history and armoury. The armoury has weapons of the

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period. There are charts that detail various forts in Pune district. The natural history section has a taxidermy collection of various species of animals, birds, insects, snakes and fishes. The industrial section has models of Indian hydro-electric and irrigation projects and oil refining methods that explain scientific agriculture.

Library

The museum has housed a library since its inception. It contains books that cover a variety of subjects, especially those on ancient technologies and

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B. V. Gharpure

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'' news story reports the visit to Toledo in March 1948, of B.V. Gharpure, curator of what it calls "Lord Reay Maharashtra Industrial Museum, Bombay". The story quotes Gharpure stating that the purpose of the museum is "teaching an unschooled population in modern methods of agriculture, engineering and science". It reports that the Gharpure was on a year-long international tour that would also take him to Russia and Germany.

Srishtidnyan

The museum publishes the science monthly '' Srishtidnyan'' which explains scientific development to lay persons in a simple language. It is the pioneer Marathi popular science monthly, established in 1928. Scientists and experts in different branches of sciences and technology contribute popular articles to the journal.

References

External links

{{Coord missing, Maharashtra Museums in Pune Museums established in 1890 Jyotirao Phule 1890 establishments in India