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{{Infobox museum
| name=Begusarai Museum
| image=Begusarai Museum.jpg
| image_size=
| established=1981
| location=C4GQ+6HQ, Lohaiya Nagar, Begusarai
| type=[[Museum]]
| director=Jay Prakash Narayan Singh
| publictransit=[[Begusarai railway station|Begusarai Railway Station]]
}}
'''Begusarai Museum''' or '''Begusarai Sangrahlaya''' is a [[museum]] in [[Begusarai district]] of Indian state of [[Bihar]]. The museum consists of artifacts from [[Buddhist]], [[Maurya Empire|Maurya]] and [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] period. It is open on all days except Sunday.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/begusarai-12173376.html|title=बेगूसराय संग्रहालय: आइए, अपने समृद्ध विरासत को जानें|website=www.jagran.com}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.news18.com/photogallery/bihar/begusarai-museum-keep-historical-and-cultural-heritage-of-begusarai-this-place-very-special-7807348.html.|title=बेगूसराय के ऐतिहासिक और सांस्कृतिक विरासत से होना है रूबरू, तो आइए यहां, बेहद खास है यह जगह |website=www.hindi.news18.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/begusarai/news/children-from-the-country39s-heritage-and-heritage-in-the-museum-week-022528-3766166.html|title=संग्रहालय सप्ताह में देश की विरासत और धरोहर से रू-ब-रू हो रहे बच्चे|website=www.bhaskar.com}}</ref>

Some of main attractions of the museum are the 2nd-century goddess [[Kali]] idols and preserved [[manuscripts]]. It also has valuable collections of ancient coins; most of them date back to {{circa|200}} BCE. The museum also has a collection of ancient terracotta toys.<ref name=":4" />

==History==
Being a part of historical [[Mithila region]] Begusarai has a rich history and heritage. The museum was established in 1981. Until 2005 the museum was run in a rented house in Ashok Nagar. In 2005 upon initiative of District Officer Sandeep Paundrik the museum was shifted to a huge building in Lohaiya Nagar.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Begusarai Museum|url=https://angdesh.com/begusarai-museum-begusarai/|website=www.angdesh.com |date=17 July 2022 }}</ref>

==Collections==
*Argillaceous Idols: The museum has collection of idols from Maurya period to Pala period. It also has remains of soil made utensils and several terracotta toys.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.begusaraiheritage.com/pages/gallery-pop/mon-5.html|title=District Museum|website=www.begusaraiheritage.com|access-date=2024-10-31|archive-date=2024-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202045646/http://begusaraiheritage.com/pages/gallery-pop/mon-5.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Pottery: The pottery remains date back to the [[Stone Age]]. It also has pottery remains from [[Medieval period]] of [[Indian History]].<ref name=":4" />
*Coins: The museum has a big collection of approximately 5,000 coins from Ancient to Early modern period. It includes [[silver (color)|silver]] coins of [[Pala Empire]], 13th- and 14th-century coins of Muslim rulers and coins of [[British Raj]].

The museum also has collection of preserved manuscripts.

==Administration==
The museum is administered by the state government of Bihar. The current museum director is Jay Prakash Narayan Singh.<ref name=":4" />

==References==
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[[Category:Museums in Bihar]]
[[Category:Begusarai district]]

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