The Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal is a branch of the
National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi, located in the Environment Complex on Shahpura Lake in
Bhopal
Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes,'' due to ...
.
The
museum
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was inaugurated on 29 September 1997, by the then Minister of Environment and Forests of India,
Saifuddin Soz. The program was chaired by the then
Chief Minister
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of
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...
,
Digvijaya Singh.
The museum's collection tells the story of the interactions between humans and the natural world, specifically in Central India, and its galleries are accompanied by transcripts, translations and audio tours and include a replica of a
Rajasaurus skull.
See also
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National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi
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List of destroyed heritage
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Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History, Sawai Madhopur
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Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhubaneswar
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Regional Museum of Natural History, Mysore
References
External links
* http://nmnh.nic.in/bhopal.htm
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Museums in Bhopal
Natural history museums in India