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Central Museum,
Bhopal
The Central Museum
at Bhopal was
established in 1949.
On view are
paintings, coins,
porcelatin objects,
metal and ivory toys
and artifacts,
woodcarvings and
number of
miscellanecous items
like needlework and
local handicrafts.
Timing:
10.30 am to 5.00 pm
Closed
on Sunday and
government holidays |
 State
Museum, Bhopal
As a
museum devoted to
archaeology, the
State Museum
exhibits antiquities
like coins,
sculpture,
terracotta excavated
from all the
significants sites
of the region. Also
on view are
paintings and
handicrafts,
especially those
made by the tribal
communities of
Bastar.
Timing:
10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Closed
on Monday and
government holidays |
Birla Museum,
Bhopal
The Birla Museum
displays the varied
aspects of Madhya
Pradesh's rich
cultural and
historical heritage.
The objects on view
date from the
prehistorical period
onwards. There are
palaeolithic and
Neolithic tools and
implements, a scale
model of the
Bhimbetka rock
shelter with its
prehistoric wall
paintings. On view
are also stone
sculpture dating
from the 7th to 13th
century from the
state's numerous
archaeological
sites, terracotta
dating from the 2nd
century BC to the
6th century AD,
coins and
manuscripts.
Timing:
9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Closed
on Mondays and
government holidays. |
Bharat Bhavan,
Bhopal
In February 1982, a
unique cultural
complex called
Bharat Bhavan opened
in Bhopal. Built and
designed by the well
known architect
Charles Correa, the
complex is set in a
number of low
buildings cunningly
woven around the
banks of the lake.
Here in one compound
are the Rang Mandal,
the theatre
repertory, Anhad,
the hall for
classical music,
Vagarth, the poetry
library, Bahirang,
the open air
auditorium and
Roopankar, the
museum of art.
Timing:
10.30 am to 5.00 pm
Closed
on Sundays and
government holidays. |
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H H Maharaja
Jiwaji Rao Scindia
Museum, Gwalior
Situated in the Jai
Vilas Palace, the
Scindia Museum ai
Gwalior established
in 1964, is
controlled by a
private trust. On
view are a variety
of objects ranging
from sculpture,
bronzes, weapons,
miniature paintings,
manuscripts and
coins. Also
displayed are
Persian carpets,
cutglass and crystal
ornaments, Chinese,
Japanese and
European art and
bric-a-brac, Malabar
and Madurai
woodwork, a
mechanical silver
train which was used
as drinks trolley
and the gold painted
Durbar Hall.
H H Maharaja Jiwaji
Rao Scindia Museum
Jai Vilas Palace
Lashkar, Gwalior 474
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Timing:
9.30 am to 4.30 pm
Closed
on Mondays. |
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Central Museum,
Indore
The Central Museum,
established in 1929,
was conceived as a
purely regional
institution.
Consequently it
displays antiquities
from the western
Malwa area of Madhya
Pradesh. On view are
paintings,
sculpture, bronzes,
terracotta, coins
and architectural
relics.
Central Museum
Bombay Agra Road
Indore 452 001
Timing:
10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Closed
on Mondays and
government holidays. |
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