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Assam State Museum Guwahati
In the heart of Guwahati City of Assam, there is a Museum of Assam State that is situated at the south end of Dighali Pukhuri Tank. This museum was situated on the road of Bordoloi and has huge collections of sculptures. The upper floors of this museum have collection of manuscripts from the culture of tribes that are shown in display. There were homes of tribes that are reconstructed through which one can walk the way. The visitors can examine the huts of tribes that are reconstructed to know about the efforts that are made in this museum. Other collections include the display of instruments of music and weaving display.
History
In year 1940, the Samiti of Kamarupa Anusandhan inaugurated this museum. The founder president was late Kanklal Baruah. The state government has taken the charge of this museum in year 1953 and since then the life style of Assamese Community was incorporated by the efforts of this state government.
Collections
Instead of all the museums in the India, this Assam State Museum is the largest museum with multipurpose functions. There were various sections of the exhibits displayed such as various sculptures from the region of Assam that includes arms section, folk art, anthropology, crafts, metal, wood, stone, terracotta, natural history, and miscellaneous along with the epigraphy etc. The displayed collections are rare in this museum.
In year 1985, a library was established in this Assam State Museum that has collections of stenographic materials. Other collection includes journals that Asiatic Society, biography, books related to art, encyclopedic work, periodicals, culture, and mythology etc.
How to Reach
ByRail: On the North-East frontier railway, the main junction in the Guwahati is the Paltan Bazaar Railway Station. All the major cities has its connection with the Guwahati in India like Chennai (Ghy Sbc Express), Delhi (Dbrt Rajdhani E), Bangalore (Ghy Sbc Express, Kolkata (Saraighat Exp), and Mumbai (Ghy Ltt Exp) etc.
By Air: Along with the cities like Imphal, Kolkata, Aizwal, Agartala, and Delhi, airport of the Guwahati is also connected to various cities in India. From the distance of 1016 km, the nearest airport is the international airport from Guwahati. The Guwahati and Kolkata’s passengers are connected with this international airport.
By Road: The cities in and around the Guwahati are well connected by the services of bus. There were Volvo Tourist Bus Service for Darjeeling that is at the distance of 627 km from the city of Guwahati and also other cities too. The cost of these ourist buses are up to Rs. 2000 per member from travelling of Guwahati to Darjeeling.
Timings and Ticket Prices
This museum is opened on all days except Mondays, government holidays, 2nd and 4th Saturdays and timings for visiting this museum are from 10:00am – 4:30pm in summers and from 10:00am – 4:30pm in winters.
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