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The
Chittagong
University
Museum
was
established
in
1973
at
the
initiative
of
the
Chittagong
University
Authority.
As
an
academic
museum,
the
Chittagong
University
Museum
accelerates
advanced
learning
by
the
provision
of
materials
and
facilities
for
research.
It
also
aims
to
stimulate
public
interest
and
encourages
understanding
and
appreciation
of
the
history,
archaeology
and
art
heritage
of
Bangladesh.
The
Chittagong
University
(CU),
a
multidisciplinary,
research-oriented
public
university,
took
the
responsibility
of
the
historic
region
by
founding
its
own
academic
museum.
The
museum
is
administrated
by
a
board
of
trustees,
which
constituted
by
the
university
syndicate.
Currently,
the
museum
is
capturing
a
significant
position
on
the
university
campus
by
establishing
pleasurable
learning
experiences
and
creating
an
academic
atmosphere
through
exhibitions,
research
and
publications
as
a
tool
of
visual
education.
Though
the
Chittagong
University
Museum
was
officially
opened
on
14
June
1973,
its
founding
process
actually
began
on
26
November
1966,
also
the
day
in
which
CU
started
its
journey.
The
idea
of
a
museum
inadvertently
emerged
from
an
exhibition
where
some
24
objects
of
antiquity
were
displayed
to
mark
the
university’s
inauguration.
Mr.
Mumtaz
Hasan,
president
of
the
Museum
Association
of
Pakistan
and
then
Managing
Director
of
the
National
Bank
of
Pakistan,
donated
those
items
to
the
university.
Renowned
historian
and
antiquarian
Prof
Azizur
Rahaman
Mallick
(1918-97),
the
first
Vice
Chancellor
(VC)
of
CU,
conceived
the
idea
and
actively
initiated
the
collections
along
with
eminent
historian
and
supernumerary
professor
Dr
Abdul
Karim,
also
a
former
CU
VC
and
head
of
its
history
department.
The
other
objects
were
collected
through
a
joint
field
survey
conducted
by
the
teachers
and
students
of
the
Department
of
History
at
CU.
Dr.
Shams
ul
Hossain,
one
of
the
students
of
the
maiden
batch
of
the
department
and
also
the
first
curatorial
founding
staff
of
the
Chittagong
University
Museum,
was
a
member
of
the
survey
team
led
by
Prof
Dr
Abdul
Karim.
After
several
temporary
locations,
in
1992
the
Chittagong
University
Museum
was
transferred
to
its
current
premises,
a
three-storey
building
covered
with
greenery
trees
within
the
CU
campus.
The
first
floor
of
the
museum
houses
five
permanent
exhibition
galleries,
as
follows:
Pre-History
and
Archaeological
Gallery
Sculpture
Gallery
Islamic
Art
Gallery
Folk
Art
Gallery
Contemporary
Art
Gallery
On
the
other
hand,
the
ground
floor
includes
the
Abdul
Karim
reference
library,
a
conservation
laboratory,
a
space
for
special
exhibitions
and
workshops,
a
documentation
and
research
service
centre
and
the
Museum’s
stores
and
offices.
An
open-air
stage,
thematic
gardens
and
the
museum
yard
complete
the
Chittagong
University
Museum’s
premises.
Permanent
Collections:
The
collection
of
the
museum
contains
raw
source
of
history
and
cultural
of
Bangladesh..
M.SALAH
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