Odisha State Museum is a museum in

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...

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. In its original form it was established in 1932 and later moved to the current building in 1960. The museum is divided into eleven sections, viz,

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Epigraphy Epigraphy () is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the wr ...

Numismatics Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals and related objects. Specialists, known as numismatists, are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, but the discipline also includ ...

Armoury An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...

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, Natural History, Art & Craft, Contemporary Art, Patta Painting,

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and Palmleaf

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s. The museum is headed by a superintendent and the administrative control lies in the hands of Cultural Affairs Department, Government of Odisha.

History

The origin of this museum can be traced back to 1932, when some historians and professors, like William Jones,

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, N. C. Banerjee,

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established a museum in

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. In 1945–46, the museum was shifted to Brahmananda building in old Bhubaneswar and given the status of a state museum by the government of Odisha. Later, the museum was shifted to Patel Hall in 1950 and again to another building in Unit - I, Bhubaneswar. In 1957, the foundation of the museum was laid by then

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, and finally the museum in the current building started operating from 1960.

Galleries

Orissa State Museum, Bhubaneswar (1) - Oct 2010

* Archaeology * Contemporary art * Epigraphy * Numismatic * Arms and ammunitions * Art and craft * Mining & Geology * Anthropology * Sanskrit manuscript * Patta painting

Timings

Opening timing is 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM all days of the week except Monday.

Photography

Photography is allowed inside the museum; prior permission needs to be taken while taking the tickets.

References

External links

Official siteOdisha Tourism Updates
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