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{{short description|Department of the government of Andhra Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name = Andhra Pradesh Department of Archeology and Museums
| logo =
| motto =
| type = Government department
| formed =
| headquarters = [[Vijaywada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| chief1_name = Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao
| chief1_position = Director
| jurisdiction =[[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| agency_type = [[Tourism]]
| parent_department = Department of Tourism, [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| website = {{URL|http://aparchmuseums.nic.in}}
}}

The '''Andhra Pradesh State Department of Archaeology and Museums''' is a department of the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] which oversees archaeological exploration and maintenance of [[heritage sites]] and [[museums]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It was established in the year 1914 under the stewardship of [[Ghulam Yazdani|Dr. Ghulam Yazdani]]. As a result of formation of A. P. State in 1956, the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Hyderabad was expanded and it became known as Andhra Pradesh Department of Archaeology and Museums in the year 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aparchmuseums.nic.in/about.html|title=About Archaeology Department of Andhra Pradesh|date=2015|website=Andhra Pradesh Department of Archeology & Museums|accessdate=6 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819111821/http://aparchmuseums.nic.in/about.html|archive-date=19 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> When the state of [[Telangana]] was formed in 2014,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/apr/02/vontimitta-temple-to-get-permanent-structures-in-andhra-pradesh-1795849.html|title=Vontimitta temple to get permanent structures in Andhra Pradesh|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref> the department was separated into two; leading to disputes between the two newly formed departments over historical artifacts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140822/nation-current-affairs/article/tussle-over-historic-artefacts-telangana-and-andhra-pradesh |title=Tussle over historic artefacts in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh |last= |first= |date=22 August 2014 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |publisher= |access-date=10 October 2017 |quote=}}</ref>

== Museums ==
Andhra Pradesh Department of Archaeology and Museums has 13 museums across the state.<ref name="arch-museums"/>

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|type=point|id=Q200016|marker=museum |marker-size=medium |title=Visakhapatnam Coastal Archaeological Govt. Museum, [[Visakhapatnam]]
|type2=point|id2=Q59018|marker2=museum |marker-size2=medium |title2= Andhra Sahitya Parishad Govt. Museum and Research Institute, [[Kakinada]]
|type3=point|id3=Q1639492|marker3=museum |marker-size3=medium |title3=Sri Rallabandi Subbarao Archaeological Govt. Museum, [[Rajahmundry]]
|type4=point|id4=Q200017|marker4=museum |marker-size4=medium |title4=[[Bapu Museum, Vijayawada|Bapu Museum]], [[Vijayawada]]
|type5=point|id5=Q3120966|marker5=museum |marker-size5=medium |title5=Baudhasree Archaeological Museum, [[Guntur]]
|type6=point|id6=Q2087762|marker6=museum |marker-size6=medium |title6= [[Archaeological Museum, Amaravati|Kalachakra Museum]], [[Amaravati]]
|type7=point|coord7={{Coord|15.904|79.429}}|marker7=museum |marker-size7=small |title7=District Archaeological Site Museum, [[Chandavaram]], [[Prakasam District]]
|type8=point|coord8={{Coord|15.59|80.215}}|marker8=museum |marker-size8=small |title8=Sri Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu Memorial Government Site Museum, Kanaparthi, [[Prakasam District]]
|type9=point|id9=Q61434|marker9=museum |marker-size9=medium |title9= District Archaeological Museum, [[Nellore]]
|type10=point|id10=Q30651|marker10=museum |marker-size10=medium |title10=[[Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum]], [[Kadapa]]
|type11=point|id11=Q15260512|marker11=museum |marker-size11=small |title11=Dam Site Museum, Mylavaram, [[Kadapa district]]
|type12=point|id12=Q3635276|marker12=museum |marker-size12=medium |title12=District Archaeological Museum, [[Kurnool]]
|type13=point|id13=Q760144|marker13=museum |marker-size13=medium |title13=Padmasree Kalluri Subba Rao Archaeological Museum, [[Ananthapuram]]
}}

* Visakhapatnam Coastal Archaeological Govt. Museum, [[Visakhapatnam]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/archaeology-museum-opens-at-last/article8213846.ece|title=Archaeology museum opens, at last|last=Sarma|first=G. v Prasada|date=2016-02-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-01|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* Andhra Sahitya Parishad Govt. Museum and Research Institute, [[Kakinada]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w5GvCwAAQBAJ&q=Andhra+Sahitya+Parishad+Govt.+Museum+and+Research+Institute&pg=PA489|title=The Directory of Museums & Living Displays|last1=Hudson|first1=Kenneth|last2=Nicholls|first2=Ann|date=1985-06-18|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-349-07014-5|language=en}}</ref>
* Sri Rallabandi Subbarao Archaeological Govt. Museum, [[Rajahmundry]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ej90QwAACAAJ|title=Sri Rallabandi Subba Rao Govt. Archaeological Museum, Rajahmundry|last1=Subrahmanyam|first1=Bandaru|last2=Reddy|first2=Emani Siva Nagi|date=2003|publisher=Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Andhra Pradesh|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Bapu Museum, Vijayawada|Bapu Museum]], [[Vijayawada]]
* Baudhasree Archaeological Museum, [[Guntur]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/guntur-students-thronged-intach-poster-making-competition/articleshow/62825797.cms|title=Guntur: Students thronge INTACH poster making competition - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-12-01}}</ref>
* [[Archaeological Museum, Amaravati|Kalachakra Museum]], [[Amaravati]]
* District Archaeological Site Museum, [[Chandavaram]], [[Prakasam District]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/heritage/story/20010730-series-of-robberies-at-remote-buddhist-sites-in-andhra-pradesh-exposes-neglect-of-excavated-treasures-773893-2001-07-30|title=Series of robberies at remote Buddhist sites in Andhra Pradesh exposes neglect of excavated treasures|first=Amarnath K.|last=Menon|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-12-01|date=July 30, 2001 }}</ref>
* Sri Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu Memorial Government Site Museum, Kanaparthi, [[Prakasam District]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/memorial-for-prakasam-pantulu-long-overdue/article29237483.ece|title=Memorial for Prakasam Pantulu long overdue|date=2019-08-24|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-01|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* District Archaeological Museum, [[Nellore]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/States-museums-may-be-history-soon/articleshow/12407932.cms|title=State's museums may be history soon|last1=Sengupta|first1=Sudipta|date=March 26, 2012|first2=Nikhila|last2=Henry|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-12-01}}</ref>
* [[Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum]], [[Kadapa]]
* Dam Site Museum, Mylavaram, [[Kadapa district]].
* District Archaeological Museum, [[Kurnool]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/archaeological-museum-to-be-opened-on-aug-15/article7313868.ece|title=Archaeological museum to be opened on Aug. 15|date=2015-06-14|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-01|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* Padmasree Kalluri Subba Rao Archaeological Museum, [[Ananthapuram]]

== See also ==
* {{tl|Map of museums in Andhra Pradesh}}
* [[Archaeological Survey of India]]
* [[Amaravathi Mahachaitya]]
* [[Culture of Hyderabad]]

== References ==
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[[Category:1914 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Archaeological organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Government departments of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Government ministries established in 1914]]
[[Category:Subnational antiquities ministries|Andhra Pradesh]]

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