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{{short description|Museum in Karnataka, India}}
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'''Aloyseum''' is a museum on the [[St. Aloysius College (Mangalore)|St Aloysius College]] campus in [[Mangaluru]] city of [[Karnataka]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/aloyseum-brings-alive-story-of-world-war-i-hero/article5709080.ece|title=Aloyseum brings alive story of World War I hero|date=20 February 2014|access-date=26 December 2019|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/See-at-Aloyseum-Mangalore%E2%80%99s-first-car-generator/article20594166.ece|title=See at Aloyseum, Mangalore's first car, generator|date=23 March 2013|access-date=26 December 2019|publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/466187/mangalurus-first-car-wowed-its.html|title=Mangaluru's first car wowed its residents|date=17 March 2015|access-date=26 December 2019|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/mangalore-of-yore-comes-alive-here/article4544004.ece|title=Mangalore of yore comes alive here|date=24 March 2013|access-date=26 December 2019|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/Renovated-Aloyseum-opens-today/articleshow/19138503.cms|title=Renovated Aloyseum opens today|date=23 March 2013|access-date=26 December 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2016/aug/14/a-rich-repository-of-mangalurus-history-1509080.html|title=A rich repository of Mangaluru's history|date=14 August 2016|access-date=26 December 2019|publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name='aloyseum-cite-1'>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2013/mar/24/renovated-aloyseum-opens-to-public-461478.html|title=Renovated Aloyseum opens to public|date=24 March 2013|access-date=26 December 2019|publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> It was established in the year 1913.<ref name='aloyseum-cite-2'>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/new-aloyseum-museum-no-other-718524.html|title=The new Aloyseum, a museum like no other|date=15 February 2019|access-date=26 December 2019|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>

[[File:Aloyseum museum timeline, St Aloysius College campus,Mangalore, Karnataka, India (2022).jpg|left|thumb|St Aloysius College Museum]]
==History==
This museum began in 1913 when an Italian Jesuit priest named Chiapi donated around 2000 different types of minerals, [[Herbarium]] and a collection of Roman coins.<ref name='aloyseum-cite-2'/> In 1906, the [[De Dion-Bouton|De Dion]] car was the first automobile that was used in Mangaluru. It was imported to Mangalore by P F X Saldanha of the [[Falnir|Highland]] Coffee Works. This car is one of the souvenirs present in this museum.<ref name='aloyseum-cite-3'/> The museum also has a collection of domestic and agricultural utensils used by the ancient generation.<ref name='aloyseum-cite-2'/>

==Exhibition galleries==
This museum contains artifacts such as stone age tools, postal stamps, [[Roman currency|Roman coins]], pieces of the [[Berlin Wall]], drawings of [[Antonio Moscheni]], paintings of European artists, spears and arrows of [[Abyssinia]], [[Neolithic]] stone axe, telegraphic equipment, Mangalore's first car and generator, whale skeleton, old musical instruments, etc.<ref name='aloyseum-cite-3'>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/321044/aloyseum-glimpse-bygone-era.html|title=Aloyseum, glimpse into bygone era|date=23 March 2013|access-date=26 December 2019|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/Century-old-Aloyseum-gets-pencil-drawing-made-by-Antonio-Moscheni/articleshow/29807281.cms|title=Century-old Aloyseum gets pencil drawing made by Antonio Moscheni|date=3 February 2014|access-date=26 December 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name='aloyseum-cite-2'/><ref name='aloyseum-cite-1'/>

==References==
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[[Category:1913 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Museums established in 1913]]
[[Category:Museums in Mangalore]]
[[Category:Culture of Mangalore]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Mangalore]]
[[Category:Museums in Karnataka]]
[[Category:History museums in India]]

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