5/5 Ankit Kumar S. 2 years ago on Google • 17 reviews
At
a
distance
of
500
m
from
Vishwa
Shanti
Stupa,
and
3
km
from
Basarh
Bus
Station,
Vaishali
Museum
is
an
archaeological
museum
situated
on
the
banks
of
Coronation
Tank
in
Vaishali,
Bihar.
It
is
one
of
the
popular
museums
in
Bihar,
and
among
the
interesting
places
to
visit
in
Vaishali
for
history
lovers.
Vaishali
Museum
was
established
in
the
year
1971
by
the
Archaeological
Survey
of
India
to
persevere
and
display
the
antiquities
discovered
at
the
various
sites
in
Vaishali.
The
basis
of
this
museum
was
a
small
collection
of
antiquities
by
a
local
villager
in
pre
Independence
days
and
was
subsequently
taken
over
by
a
local
museum
controlled
by
VishaliSangh.
With
the
establishment
of
the
present
museum
by
the
Archaeological
Survey
of
India,
all
the
antiquities
were
donated
to
it
by
the
VaishaliSangh.
Now,
the
museum
has
over
2000
antiques
showcasing
the
medieval
cultures
and
the
reign
of
Mauryas,
Guptas,
Kushans,
and
Sanga.
The
museum
consists
of
four
galleries
around
a
central
courtyard.
The
first
gallery
has
a
vast
collection
of
exhibits
like
the
human
figurines,
terracotta
toys,
Bodhisattva,
Goddess
Durga,
and
others.
Besides
these,
stone
Chhatravali,
molded
bricks,
and
brick
tiles
are
also
present
here.
The
second
gallery
displays
the
monolithic
seal
that
was
used
by
the
officials.
It
also
shows
the
terracotta
toys
like
the
ram,
bull,
elephant,
horse,
dog,
monkey,
etc.
The
third
gallery
of
this
museum
houses
the
ancient
coins
belong
to
the
different
eras
and
have
different
shapes
and
sizes
while
the
fourth
gallery
house
diverse
items
that
include
the
jewelry,
semi-precious
gemstones,
unused
ammo,
iron
weaponry,
etc.
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