| Parichay
is an extremely comprehensive audio-visual exposition on the life of Sri Aurobindo.
It is the cornerstone of the Institute's tribute to him on the occasion of his
125th birth anniversary. The emphasis of the exposition is mainly on his work
in Bengal in the early part of the twentieth century. |
| Galerie
La Mere |
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One of the most attractive art galleries in Calcutta
, Galerie La Mere is named after the Mother and was opened in homage to her wonderful
artistic sensibilities. An eminent painter herself in the early twentieth century
in Paris, she belonged to the famous Impressionist school. The art gallery
situated in the premises of the Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture hosts numerous
exhibition - cum - sales of paintings by renowned painters of Bengal, all through
the year. The gallery remains open for visitors everyday between 5 p.m. and 7
p.m. |
| Ananda
Niketan Kirtisala(Howrah) |
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Established in 1961.Situated
in rural environments, the Museum displays objects of art, archaeology and folk
crafts of Bengal, including early and mediaeval terracottas, coins, stones, sculptures
and over one hundred valuable Sanskrit and Bengali manuscripts. Maintains a card
index of mediaeval temples of Bengal and of local historical sites. |
| Carey
Museum and Library(Hooghly) |
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Established in 1818. It was
built by Rev. William Carey and his associate, J. Marshman and W. Ward. Has a
good collection of manuscripts and examples of early printing in India and abroad
in various Indian and Asian scripts and languages, also includes manuscript copies
of Hindu scriptures like the Vedas and the Upanishads, made under the behest of
William Carey. Also contains the pulpit, chains and tables used by Carey. The
library has a unique collection of early printed books in Indian and other Asian
languages printed at Serampore. |
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Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya(Barrackpur)
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| Established
in 1961. Has a large collection of photographs potraying Gandhiji's life, particularly
his peace mission to Naokhali; also photostat of letters to Gandhiji from different
countries, letters written by him, a large number of press cuttings and bulletins
and taperecordings of reminiscences of Mahatmaji. Has a good library of Gandhian
literature. |
| Gurusaday
Museum of Bengal Folk Art(Joka) |
|
Collected since 1933 by Gurusaday
Datta, the Museum in its present site came up in 1961. Situated within a garden
it has a rich collection of folk art and crafts of Bengal including paintings,
embroidered quilts, dolls and toys, wood crafts, temple terracottas and other
clay objects, stone sculptures, basketry and work in shola-pith, ritual potteries
and figurines of great variety. |
|
Museum and Art Gallery,
Institut de Chandernagor. |
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Established under the Treaty
of Cession of Chandernagar, 1952 as a cultural centre with a museum, art gallery,
library and auditorium, the Institute today is an important Indo-French cultural
link. The Museum building itself is of historical importance with relics of French
in India along with valuable documents and relics of local freedom-fighters, bibliographical
materials, photographs, paintings, a few terracotta and other antiquities and
fold art objects. |
| Rishi
Bankim Library and Museum(Naihati) |
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Established in 1954. Situated
in a section of the ancestral house of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhayay, the pioneer
noevelost of Bengali literature. Has a collection of original manuscripts, nearly
one hundred and fifty letters written by the author, photographs and documents
related to him, a large number of books and also many personal effects of the
author. |
| Museum
of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute(Darjeeling) |
| Established
in 1955. Opened in 1968 as the Everest Museum; housed in a nicely constructed
buildings; has a good collection of mountaineering equipment, topographical, models
of the Sikkim-Himalayas showing the routes of different Everest Expedition since
1921, specimens of high altitude fauna and some samples of minerals and rocks.
Includes relics and photographs relating to mountaineering expeditions.
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| Natural
History Museum(Darjeeling) |
|
Established in 1903 in a small
building in the Lloyd Botanical Garden. Has a good and representative collection
of butterflies, birds, bird-eggs, reptiles and amphibia, fish insects and other
invertebrates including herbarium specimens, bulk of which were collected from
Darjeeling. Jalpaiguri and Sikkim areas. The Museum, equipped with a library and
a lecture hall runs a 'Nature Education Scheme' for school children. |
| Amulya
Pratnasala |
| Rich
in collection of late mediaeval temple terracottas, coins, wooden sculptures,
folk paintings and other attractive objects locally available. |
| Hazarduary
Palace Museum(Murshidabad) |
| Collections
include arms and armour of the late Mughal era particularly related to Bengal,
valuable documents and objects of art and crafts, paintings and manuscripts.
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| Balurghat
College Museum |
| Recent
museum with new building. Has a large collection of early stone sculptures of
Pala-Sena period, coins and some stone inscriptions of the early mediaeval age
and the recently discovered inscription of the 11th century A.D of Nayapala from
Gangarampur. |
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