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Bihar
Museum
🖼️
is
a
located
in Patna. It
was
partially
opened
in
August
2015. 'The
children's
museum',
the
main
entrance
area,
and
an
orientation
theatre
were
the
only
parts
opened
to
the
public
in
August
2015. Later,
in
October
2017
remaining
galleries
were
also
opened.
More
than
100
artifacts
were
transferred
here
from Patna
Museum.
It
is
located
in
Patna,
the
capital
city
of
the
East
Indian
state
of
Bihar.
Its
exact
location
is
on
the
southern
flank
of
Jawaharlal
Nehru
Marg,
Bailey
Road,
in
Patna.
It
is
spread
over
an
area
of
13.9
acres.
The
site
of
the
proposed
museum
was
earlier
occupied
by
seven
old
bungalows
between
LN
Mishra
Institute
and
Hartali
Mor
in
Bailey
Road.
Later
in
March
2013,
the
building
construction
department
demolished
all
the
bungalows
.
The
Bihar
Museum
has
several
galleries.
These
include
the
Orientation
gallery,
the
children
gallery,
the
regional
gallery,
the
contemporary
gallery,
the
historical
art
galleries,
the
Bihari
Diaspora
gallery
and
the
visible
storage
gallery.
The
exhibits
on
different
subjects
are
displayed
in
separate
galleries.
Each
gallery
is
huge
and
has
many
artifacts
on
display
including
ones
dating
back
to
the
4th
century.
The
gallery
gives
an
overview
of
the
Museum
and
a
theatre
is
located
at
the
end
of
the
gallery.
A
brief
film
introducing
the
museum
and
its
collections
is
screened
in
the
auditorium
regularly.
Film
shows
on
Bihar's
timeline
and
Bihar's
history
are
also
shown
.
Its
collection
of
artefacts
and
exhibit
items
is
divided
into
six
domains:
the
Orientation
Room,
the
Wildlife
Sanctuary,
the
history
sections
on
Chandragupta
Maurya
and
Sher
Shah
Suri,
the
Arts
and
Culture
section
and
the
Discovery
Room.
Among
the
exhibits
are
a
simulated
the
Asian
paradise
flycatcher,
the
Indian
giant
flying
squirrel,
animals,
birds,
trees
and
plants
native
to
the
state
of
Bihar.
The
gallery's
focus
is
family
learning;
most
exhibits
are
designed
to
be
interactive,
allowing
children
and
families
to
actively
participate.
The
Bihari
❣️
Diaspora
Gallery
explores
the
contribution
of
Bihari
people
in
making
indelible
imprints
in
the
history
and
culture
of
other
lands
where
they
settled.
The
gallery
provides
the
historic
context
of
how
Biharis
were
relocated
to
countries
like
Mauritius,
Bangladesh
and
beyond.
Some
were
recruited
as
labourers
in
the
early
days
of
the
East
India
Company
and
others
explored
foreign
lands
on
their
own
initiative.
Activate
an
interactive
map
to
learn
about
the
origins
of
Bihari
culture,
trade
routes
and
how
the
population
has
relocated
in
foreign
lands.
Aside
of
the
past
movements,
also
discover
recent
stories
of
the
people
of
Bihar,
their
accomplishments
and
their
involvements,
to
understand
the
influence
Bihar
has
had
around
the
world.
Battling
extremely
adverse
conditions,
many
common
Biharis
along
with
Bihari
greats
have
impacted
the
destiny
of
history,
culture
and
society
of
India.
The
Bihar
Museum
had
received
the
Kyoorius
Inbook
Award
2016
in
the
Writing
for
Design
category
for
its
booklet
I
am
Bihar
Museum.
The
same
has
been
selected
for
the
iF
Design
Award
in
international
branding
and
corporate
communications
categories
in
February
2018.
In
December
2019,
the
museum
received
the
GRIHA
Award
along
with
a
five-star
rating.
GRIHA
stands
for
Green
Rating
for
Integrated
Habitat
Assessment.