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The '''Assam State Museum''', previously '''Assam Provincial Museum''',<ref>{{cite book|title=The Journal of the Assam Research Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H15DAAAAYAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Kāmarūpa Anusandhān Samiti|pages=95–}}</ref> is located in the southern end of [[Dighalipukhuri]] tank which is in the heart of [[Guwahati]] city, [[Assam]]. The Museum was established by the [[Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti]]<ref name="Syiemlieh2000">{{cite book|author=David Reid Syiemlieh|title=Survey of Research in History on North East India, 1970-1990|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C11uAAAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Regency Publications|isbn=978-81-87498-09-4|pages=4-}}</ref> (Assam Research Society) in 1940.<ref>{{cite news|title=Society that gave Assamese tradition its first home|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040716/asp/guwahati/story_3499564.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618024318/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040716/asp/guwahati/story_3499564.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2013|first=Dipankar|last=Banerjee|date=16 July 2004 |publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=2012-12-04}}</ref> The late [[Kanaklal Barua]] was the founder and president. In the year 1953, it was taken over by the [[Government of Assam|Assam State Government]].<ref name="Choudhury1988">{{cite book|author=Rabin Dev Choudhury|title=Museums of North East India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UkcgAAAAIAAJ|year=1988|publisher=Directorate of Museums, Assam|pages=83–}}</ref>

==Collections==
[[File:Ahom spear heads.jpg|thumb|100px|left|Ahom spear heads exhibited in Assam State Museum]] The exhibits of the Museum are displayed under different sections, viz., Epigraphy, Sculptures, Miscellaneous, Natural History, art and Crafts, Anthropology & Folk Art & Arms section. The sculptures from the Assam region fall into four principal categories - stone, wood, metal and terracotta. The collections which are on display here, are very rare.

The library in Assam State Museum was established in 1985 and is rich in its stenographic collections. There are various periodicals, journals and books relating to art, culture, mythology, biography, encyclopedic works and even the [[Asiatic Society]] journals of the country.

==Visiting Hours==

The museum remains open 06 days from 10:00am – 5:00pm during summers and from 10:00am – 4:30pm during winters except on Mondays; 2nd and 4th Saturday and Government Holidays.Currently due to COVID-19 pandemic the museum is temporarily closed for public.

==See also==
* [[List of museums in India]]

==References==

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==External links==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120408202336/http://www.mustseeindia.com/Guwahati-Assam-State-Museum/attraction/10972 Must See India]

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Ajay Kumar at 21:59, 4 July 2023