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| location = [[Bhagalpur]] <br />[[Bihar]], [[India]]<br />
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'''Bhagalpur Museum''' is a museum in [[Bhagalpur|Bhagalpur district]] of Indian state of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Hudson |first1=Kenneth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w5GvCwAAQBAJ&dq=Bhagalpur+Museum&pg=PA484 |title=The Directory of Museums & Living Displays |last2=Nicholls |first2=Ann |date=1985-06-18 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-349-07014-5 |language=en}}</ref> The museum was established in 1976. The Museum's collections include coins, goddess idols and manuscripts from the [[Maurya Empire|Maurya]] to [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] period.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-15 |title=Bhagalpur Museum |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/bhagalpur/american-professor-saw-the-ancient-statues-kept-in-bhagalpur-museum-rjs |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Chakrabarti |first=Dilip K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OEZe-wAIiKIC&dq=Bhagalpur+Museum&pg=PA169 |title=Archaeological Geography of the Ganga Plain: The Lower and the Middle Ganga |date=2001 |publisher=Orient Blackswan |isbn=978-81-7824-016-9 |language=en}}</ref> The museum is administered by the Cultural department of the [[Government of Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Museum Bhagalpur|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/bhagalpur/story-bhagalpur-museum-has-preserved-historical-heritage-of-anga-region-8181685.html|website=www.livehindustan.com}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The museum was established on 11 November 1976.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zils |first=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lgMTAQAAMAAJ&q=Bhagalpur+Museum++1976 |title=Museums of the World |date=2001 |publisher=K.G. Saur |isbn=978-3-598-20607-8 |language=en}}</ref> Its collections have been updated since then.<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/patna-news/archaeologists-find-gupta-age-carvings-on-hillock-in-bhagalpur-101676133512957.html</ref> During a visit by [[List of chief ministers of Bihar|Bihar Chief Minister]] [[Nitish Kumar]] in 2023, it was decided to expand Museum's collections.<ref name="an">{{Cite web|title=American professor visits Bhagalpur Museum|date=15 March 2024 |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/bhagalpur/american-professor-saw-the-ancient-statues-kept-in-bhagalpur-museum-rjs}}</ref><br />
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==Collections==<br />
Most of museum collections are from 2nd to 7th-century.<br />
*'''Idols''': Idol collections include Lord [[Ganesha]] idols and 7th century Goddess Durga idols. There are also idols like Yakshini found from SSM School and Black stone carvings from Buddhist period.<br />
*'''Paintings''': Museum has a big collection of Madhubani style paintings from Medieval period of Indian history.<br />
Museum also has a collection of preserved manuscripts.<ref name="an"></ref><br />
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