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This '''list of museums in [[Bihar]]''' is a list of [[museum]]s, defined for this context as institutions (including [[nonprofit organization]]s, government entities, and private [[business]]es) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., [[virtual museum]]s) are not included.

{{Selfref inline|''To use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.''}}

==State Government Museums==
This is a list of museums owned by State Government:<ref>{{cite web|title=Directorate of Museum|url=https://state.bihar.gov.in/yac/SectionInformation.html?editForm&rowId=1055|url-status=live|publisher=Deptt. of Art, Culture & Youth, Govt. of Bihar|accessdate=5 June 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!| Name
!| City
!| Established
!| Type
!| Owner
!| Summary
|-
| [[Patna Museum]] || [[Patna]] || 1917 || Archaeological || Deptt. of Art, Culture & Youth || oldest
|-
| [[Chandradhari Museum]] || [[Darbhanga]] || 1957 || Art || - || private collection of Sri Chandradhari Singh, a Zamindar of Madhubani
|-
| [[Gaya Museum]] || [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] ||1970 || Art || Directorate of Archaeology & Museums ||
|-
| [[Naradah Museum]] || [[Nawada]] || 1974 || Art || Deptt. of Art, Culture & Youth ||
|-
| [[Maharaja Lakshmishwar Singh Museum]] || [[Darbhanga]] || 1979 || || ||
|-
| [[Bhagalpur Museum]] || [[Bhagalpur]] || 1979 || || ||
|-
| [[Chandra Shekhar Singh Museum]] || [[Jamui]] || 1983 || || ||
|-
| [[Biharsharif Museum]] || [[Biharsharif]] || 1979 || || ||
|-
| [[Sita Ram Upadhyay Museum]] || [[Buxar]] || 1979 || || ||
|-
| [[Ram Chandra Shahi Museum]] || [[Muzaffarpur]] || 1979 || || ||
|-
| [[Begusarai Museum]] || [[Begusarai]] || 1981 || || ||
|-
| [[Chapra Museum]] || [[Chhapra]] || 198 || || ||
|-
| [[Jana-Nayak Karpoori Tahkur Smriti Sangrahalay]] || [[Patna]] || 1990 || || ||
|-
| [[Babu Kunwar Singh Smriti Sangrahalay]] || [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]] || 1972 || || ||
|-
| [[Deep Narayan Singh Museum]] || [[Hajipur]] || 1979 || || Directorate of Archaeology and museum ||
|-
| [[Mithila Lalit Sangrahalaya]] || Saurath ([[Madhubani, Bihar|Madhubani]]) || || || ||
|-
| [[Gandhi Smriti Sangrahalaya]] || Bhitiharwa ([[West Champaran]]) || || || ||
|-
| [[Suraj Narayan Singh Museum]] || [[Patna]] || || || ||
|-
| [[Baba Karu Khirhar Pramandaliya Museum]] || [[Saharsa]] || || || ||
|-
| [[Small Scale Industrial Museum]] || [[Patna]] || || || ||
|-
| [[Bihar Police Museum]] || [[Patna]] || || || ||
|-
| [[Bihar Museum]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/coming-soon-a-rs-400cr-facelift-for-patna-museum/article2985198.ece | title=Coming soon, a Rs. 400-cr. facelift for Patna Museum | publisher=[[The Hindu]] | date=6 June 2013 | accessdate=9 June 2014 | author=A. Srivathsan}}</ref> || [[Patna]] ||2015 || || ||
|}

==Central Government Museums==
This is a list of museums owned by Central Government:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://yac.bih.nic.in/DM-02.htm | title=Directorate of Museum | publisher=Deptt. of Art, Culture & Youth, Govt. of Bihar | accessdate=5 June 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!| Name
!| City
!| Established
!| Type
!| Owner
!| Summary
|-
| [[Archaeological Museum, Nalanda]] || [[Nalanda]] || 1917 || || ||
|-
| [[Archaeological Museum, Bodh Gaya]] || [[Bodh Gaya]] || 1956 || || ||
|-
| [[Archaeological Museum, Vaishali]] || || 1971 || || ||
|-
| [[Archaeological Museum, Vikramshila]] || [[Bhagalpur]] || 2000 || || ||
|-
| [[Srikrishna Science Centre]] || [[Patna]] || 1978 || || ||
|}

==University Museums==
This is a list of museums owned by Universities/Semi-Govt. Organisations:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://yac.bih.nic.in/DM-03.htm | title=Directorate of Museum | publisher=Deptt. of Art, Culture & Youth, Govt. of Bihar | accessdate=5 June 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!| Name K.P.JAISAWAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
!| Institution G.D.College, Begusarai
!| City Begusarai
!| Established 1947, shifted in new building 27 March 2000
!| Type Organization
!| Summary
|-
| P.G. Departmental Museum || [[Patna University]] || [[Patna]] || 1960-61 || ||
|-
|-
| P.G. Department Museum || [[Magadh University]] || [[Bodh Gaya]] || 1971 || ||
|-
| State Art Gallery || [[College of Arts & Crafts]] || [[Patna]] || 1951 || ||
|-
| Folk Art Museum || [[Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir]] || [[Patna]] || 1963 || ||
|}

==Non-Govt. Organizations Museums==
This is a list of museums owned by Non-Govt. Organizations (Trust, Society, etc.):<ref>{{cite web | url=http://yac.bih.nic.in/DM-04.htm | title=Directorate of Museum | publisher=Deptt. of Art, Culture & Youth, Govt. of Bihar | accessdate=5 June 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!| Name
!| City
!| Established
!| Type
!| Owner
!| Summary
|-
| [[Gandhi Sangrahalaya, Patna|Gandhi Sangrahalaya]] || [[Patna]] || 1967 || || ||
|-
| [[Rajendra Smriti Sangrahalaya]] || [[Patna]] || 1963 || || ||
|-
| [[Art-Gallery of Jaina Siddhanta Bhawan]] || [[Arrah]] || || || ||
|}

==Private Museums==
This is a list of museums run by private individuals:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://yac.bih.nic.in/DM-05.htm | title=Directorate of Museum | publisher=Deptt. of Art, Culture & Youth, Govt. of Bihar | accessdate=5 June 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!| Name
!| City
!| Established
!| Type
!| Owner
!| Summary
|-
| [[Jalan Museum]], Qila House || [[Patna City]] || 1954 || || ||
|-
| [[Kumar Sangrahalay]] || [[Samastipur]] || 1956 || || ||
|}

==See also==

*[[List of museums in India]]

==References==
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