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The
Jalan
Museum (Hindi:
जलान
संग्रहालय),
Quila
house,
is
a private
museum located
in Patna, Bihar, India.
It
is
one
of
the
only
two
private
museums
in
Bihar
state
Quila
House
is
a
private
residential
house
on
the
banks
of
the
Ganga
river
in
the
old
town
of
Patna,
in
the
state
of
Bihar,
in
northern
India.
Built
in
1919,
the
house
is
known
for
the
collection
of
objets
d'art
and
antiques
that
is
a
personal
achievement
of Diwan
Bahadur Radha
Krishna
Jalan
(R.K.
Jalan)
(1882--1954),
who
was
a
businessman
and
an
art
collector.[6] The
building
it
is
in
the
style
of Englishand Dutch and
is
known
locally
as
the Quila
House.
The
collection
of
objects
numbering
to
about
10,000,
belonged
mostly
to
the
modern
period
include
stone,
metal,
terraotta,
ivory,
glass
and
porcelains.
Of
the
art
objects,
many
are
European
and
a
few
from
the
far
and
near
eastern
countries
of Asia.
Part
of
the
building
continues
to
be
a
private
residential
area
of
the
Jalan
family.
The
museum
is
open
to
visitors
9-11
am,
Mondays
to
Saturdays,
and
10
am
-
4
pm
on
Sundays,
though
prior
appointment,
48
hours
before
the
visit
is
required.
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