#WorldMuseumDay

Thread on selected Museums of #Gujarat

(1) In 1964, "Department of #Museum" was established in #Gujarat. By 2010, Gujarat had 60+ active Museums at many locations.

Museum is a silent demonstrator of our heritage/#History.

@GujaratTourism @prahladspatel
(2) Earliest Museums of Gujarat were established (pre 1947) by kings/wealthy people.

• Bhuj Museum (1877)
• Barton Museum, Bhavnagar (1882)
• Rajkot Museum (1888)
• Winchester Museum (Now Sardar Patel), Surat (1890)
• Vadodara Museum (1894)
• Junagadh Museum (1901)
(3) ++
• Gujarat Vidyapeeth Museum, Ahmedabad (1920)
• Oriental Institute, Vadodara (1927)
• Lady Wilson Museum, Dharampur (1928)
• Pratapsagar Museum, Vadodara (1941)
• Samrat Samprati Museum, Koba (1944)
• Archaeological Museum, Jamnagar & Vidyanagar (1946)
(4) One unique Museum was established in 1946 at @bjmc_ahmedabad BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad. It is associated with famous Civil Hospital of the city.

With ~8,000 exhibits on Biological models, Specimens and info on Anatomy, Pathology, Forensic, Embryology, Anthropology etc.
(5) After 1947, such small Medical Museum was also established (~1965) at NHL Medical college (Ahmedabad).

This college is associated with famous VS Hospital of the city.
(6) मुद्रानिधि Museum is dedicated to #Coin (Numismatics) at Vadodara. It is the first pvt. Museum of #India being run by a family (not trust).
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(7) Premier Textile Museum of #India is at Ahmedabad - Calico Museum. It was founded in 1949 by entrepreneurs of Textile Industry.

This Museum also showcases rich wooden work/carvings of Gujarat.
(8) Established in 1977, श्रेयस Folk Museum at Ahmedabad is Gujarat's only Museum showcasing all sorts of folk arts/crafts/music/fairs/festivals etc.
(9) Gujarat is famous for Kite flying and kite making. A kite (पतंग) lover has started a Museum dedicated to kites in 1986 at Ahmedabad.

Today, this Museum houses varieties of kites, History and tradition of kites in India and abroad and many more interesting aspects.
(10) Built in middle of a lake, picturasque Lakhota palace of Jamnagar houses a Historical museum.

It has ancient and medieval artifacts beautifully arranged in this grand palace.
(11) Opened in 2017, state of the art Museum at सिद्धपुर is perhaps the best museum in Gujarat. It displays historical objects/models/remains from North Gujarat and other parts.

This is the model of the museum.
(12) Established in 1956 at Ahmedabad, @ldmuseum (LD Indology Museum), is one of the finest museums of Gujarat primarily housing Jain artifacts/manuscripts/paintings etc.

It also has good Buddhist and Hindu collection.
(13) One of the rare museums of Gujarat (Probably of India) is at Raiyoli village (Balasinor) showcasing fossils/models/life etc. of Dinosaurs. In 1980, scientists found out fossils of Dinosaur here.

This state of the art museum has 3D galleries, atrium and many more.
(14) Gujarat is very rich in rare museums. This thread captures only few of them.

Apart from them, museums of Vadodara, Saurashtra & Kachchha, some more museums of Ahmedabad and many others are already famous.

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