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Only
one
museum
at
Malda
nearby
Vivekananda
ScThe
museum
took
off
initially
as
a
collection
of
historic
artifacts
found
within
the
district
and
was
set
up
within
the
premises
of
the
Malda
District
Library.
It
was
later
shifted
to
a
new
adjacent
building
of
its
own
and
granted
the
status
of
a
museum
in
its
own
right
under
the
State
Directorate
of
Archaeology.
Though
Malda
itself
came
up
only
in
the
times
of
British
colonial
rule,
the
region
had
been
the
seat
of
power
of
Bengal
since
the
7th
century
till
the
late
16th
century,
when
the
nearby
Gour
and
Pandua
served
as
the
capital
cities
of
the
entire
Bengal
region.
The
museum,
renovated
and
revamped
recently,
showcases
the
archaeological,
anthropological,
and
historical
heritage
of
the
region.[3]
The
museum
has
a
number
of
fine
specimens
of
sculptures,
figurines,
calligraphic
inscription
tablets,
terracotta
plaques
and
other
artifacts
that
represent
more
than
1500
years
of
history
and
heritage.Malda
Museum
is
an
archaeological
museum
under
the
West
Bengal
Directorate
of
Archaeology.
The
museum
was
established
in
1937[2]
and
is
situated
on
Subhankar
Bandh
Road
of
English
Bazar
in
Malda
district
of
West
Bengal,
India
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