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{{Infobox museum
| name = Bharat Kala Bhavan
| native_name = भारत कला भवन
| native_name_lang = Hindi
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| image = File:Bharat Kala Bhavan Museum, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.jpg
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| caption = Bharat Kala Bhavan main building
| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi
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| map_caption = Museum location on Map of Varanasi district
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| coordinates = {{coord|25.271490|82.995994|display=inline}}
| established = {{Start date|df=y|1920|01|01}}
| location = [[Banaras Hindu University]], [[Varanasi]], India
| key_holdings =
| collections = [[Artifact (archaeology)|Archaeological materials]], Paintings, Textiles & [[costumes]], Decorative art, Personalia collections, Indian [[philately]], [[Literature|Literary]] and Archival materials
| collection_size = 104,376
| visitors =
| founder = [[Rai Krishnadasa]] & [[Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya]]
| chairperson = [[Rabindranath Tagore]] (first [[Title of honor|honorary]] & Life chairman)
| curator = Dr. Anil Kumar Singh Vinod Kumar Dr. D. B. Singh Dr. Priyanka Chandra Deepak Bharathan Alathur
| owner = [[Banaras Hindu University]]
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| website ={{URL|https://www.bhu.ac.in/kala/index_bkb.htm}}
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'''Bharat Kala Bhavan''' is a university museum located in [[Banaras Hindu University]], [[Varanasi]], India. It has been instrumental in the dissemination of knowledge on Indian art and culture. It is one of the important touristic attractions in the [[Banaras Hindu University]] and in the city of [[Varanasi]].<ref name="Museum information">{{cite news |title=Museum information |publisher=Museum website |access-date=1 June 2015 |url=http://bhu.ac.in/kala/index_bkb.htm }}</ref><ref name="Bharat Kala Bhavan">{{cite news|title=Bharat Kala Bhavan|publisher=Eastern Uttar Pradesh tourism website|access-date=1 June 2015|url=http://www.easternuptourism.com/Bharat-Kala-Bhawan.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615061606/http://www.easternuptourism.com/Bharat-Kala-Bhawan.jsp|archive-date=15 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Museum info">{{cite news|title=Museum info|publisher=Varanasi district website|access-date=1 June 2015|url=http://www.varanasi.org.in/bharat-kala-bhavan}}</ref><ref name="Info on Varanasi city website">{{cite news|title=Info on Varanasi city website|publisher=Varanasi city website|access-date=1 June 2015|url=http://www.varanasicity.com/bharatkala-bhavan.html}}</ref>

==History==
The concept for Bharat Kala Bhavan came to fruition with establishment of ''Bharatiya Lalit Kala Parishad'' on 1 January 1920 in a wing in [[Godowlia]], [[Varanasi]]. Between 1920 and 1962, the museum's collection was shifted to several locations within [[Varanasi]] before [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] laid foundation of the existing museum building in 1950 and the museum was, then shifted to its existing location in the [[Banaras Hindu University]] in 1962.<ref name="History">{{cite news|title=History|publisher=Museum website|access-date=1 June 2015|url=http://bhu.ac.in/kala/history.htm}}</ref><ref name="Milestones">{{cite news|title=Milestones|publisher=Museum website|access-date=1 June 2015|url=http://bhu.ac.in/kala/Milestone_bkb.htm}}</ref>
[[Mahatma Gandhi]] visited Bharat Kala Bhavan thrice and in his final trip he inscribed "संग्रह बहुत अच्छा है" ("the collection is very good").{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}

===Milestones===
*1920: Bharatiya Lalit Kala Parishad established.
*1926: ''Bharatiya Lalit Kala Parishad'' shifted from [[Godowlia]] to [[Central Hindu Boys School]] at [[Kamachha]].
*1929: [[Rabindra Nath Tagore]] (first chairman) decided to focus on art and crafts.
*1929: Transfer of ''Bharatiya Lalit Kala Parishad'' to ''Kashi Nagari Pracharini Sabha'' under nomenclature of '''Bharat Kala Bhavan''' (Indian Art Museum).
*1930: Formal opening of Bharat Kala Bhavan in ''Kashi Nagari Pracharini Sabha'' by Prof. [[Ordhendra Coomar Gangoly]]
*1945: Silver Jubilee.
*1947: Lending of exhibits in the exhibitions in London.
*1950: Transfer of collection from ''Nagari Prachrini Sabha'' to [[Malaviya Bhavan]] in [[Banaras Hindu University]].
*1950: Foundation of present building laid by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].
*1962: Inauguration of new building by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].
*1970: Golden Jubilee.
*1977: Foundation of Western Wing of building laid by [[Pratap Chandra Chunder]].
*1980: Passing away of [[Padma Vibhushan]] [[Rai Krishnadasa]]
*1990: Inauguration of [[Alice Boner]] gallery.
*1995: Platinum Jubilee.
*2011: On 150th birth anniversary of [[Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya]], museum produced a documentary film & published a book on him.

==Collection==
Bharat Kala Bhavan has a collection of artefacts, [[Buddhist]] and [[Hindu]] sculptures, pictures, [[manuscript]]s, [[Mughal painting|Mughal]] miniatures, paintings, brocade textiles, contemporary art form and bronze statues from 1st–15th century. Pottery, mental craft, ivory goods, jewellery, terracotta beads & rare collection of Gujarati, Rajasthani & Pahari miniature paintings are also on display in the museum. Total holdings of Bharat Kala Bhawan are {{formatnum:104376}}.<ref name="Collection">{{cite news|title=Collection|publisher=Museum website|access-date=1 June 2015|url=http://bhu.ac.in/kala/collection.htm}}</ref><ref name="Bharat Kala Bhavan"/>
[[File:Yakshi on elephant.Bharhut.Bharat Kala Bhavan.jpg|thumb|right|Yakshi on elephant displayed in Bharat Kala Bhavan]]

===Items on display===
*Archival materials
*[[Artifact (archaeology)|Archaeological materials]]
*Decorative art
*Indian [[philately]]
*[[Literature|Literary]]
*Paintings
*Personalia collections
*Textiles & [[costumes]]

==Holdings==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Section !! Count
|-
| Archeological Section || 24,561
|-
| Banaras Section || 705
|-
| Decorative Art Section || 1,169
|-

| Exchange || 76
|-
| Literary Section || 27,336
|-
| Miscellaneous || 1,605
|-

| Numismatic Section || 33,236
|-

|Painting Section || 10,625

|-

|Philately Section || 2,941
|-
|Textile Section || 1,747
|-
|Woollen Textile Blocks ||375

|-

|'''Total''' || '''104,376'''

|-

|}

==See also==
* [[Banaras Hindu University]]

==References==
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{{Banaras Hindu University}}

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[[Category:1920 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Museums established in 1920]]
[[Category:Art museums and galleries in India]]
[[Category:Archaeological museums in India]]
[[Category:University museums in India]]
[[Category:Banaras Hindu University]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Varanasi]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Varanasi]]
[[Category:Museums in Uttar Pradesh]]

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