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Goa State Museum is located
in Panjim, which is the capital city of Goa. This new museum complex,
located in the EDC Complex in Patto, was inaugurated by the President of
India on June 18th, 1996. Prior to this date, artifacts was set up in
the Department of Archives in Goa by the Archeology & Museum unit.
Thereafter, a small museum was opened to the public on September 29th,
1977 in a rented building at St. Inez, also in Panjim.
The museum currently has around 8,000 artifacts on display, which
include stone sculptures, wooden objects, carvings, bronzes, paintings,
manuscripts, rare coins, numismatic collection, and anthropological
objects. It is well known among other museums for its collection of
Hindu and Jain artifacts and sculptures.
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The Goa State Museum
currently has fourteen galleries:
- Sculpture Gallery
- Christian Art Gallery
- Printing History Gallery
- Banerji Art Gallery
- Religious Expression Gallery
- Cultural Anthropology
- Contemporary Art Gallery
- Numismatics Gallery
- Goa’s Freedom Struggle Gallery
- Menezes Braganza Gallery
- Furniture Gallery
- Natural Heritage of Goa Gallery
- Environment & Development Gallery
- Geology Gallery
Admission to Goa State Museum is free. It is open Monday to Saturday
from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm.
How to
reach
Nearest airport is Goa
International Airport (IATA: GOI, ICAO: VOGO), more commonly known
as Dabolim Airport, is an
international airport located in the city of Dabolim in Goa.
One can easily reach Goa State Museum from the city by taking local Buses,
Rickshaws, Tongas and Taxis.
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