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	* [[Akota Bronzes]]		* [[Akota Bronzes]]
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-[[File:Baroda Museum exterior.jpg|thumb|Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery]]
+The '''Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery''' is an archeological and natural history museum in [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]], India. It was built in 1894 on the lines of the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]] and the [[Science Museum, London|Science Museum]] of [[London]].
-[[Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III]] belonging to the [[Gaekwad dynasty]] of the [[Marathas]] founded the museum in 1887.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vmc.gov.in/Museum.aspx|title=Vadodara Municipal Corporation|website=vmc.gov.in|accessdate=3 September 2020}}</ref> The museum building was completed in 1894, when it opened to the public. Construction of the art gallery commenced in 1908, was completed in 1914, but did not open until 1921 as the First World War delayed transfer of pieces from Europe intended for the gallery.
+==History==
 == Collection ==
-It preserves a rich collection of art, sculpture, ethnography and ethnology. The picture gallery offers a collection of originals by famous British painters [[J. M. W. Turner]] and [[John Constable]] and many others. The Egyptian mummy and skeleton of a baby blue whale are major attractions for those who visit the museum. Other treasure includes the famous [[Akota Bronzes|Akota bronzes]] dating the 5th Century AD, A collection of Mughal miniatures, a full-fledged gallery of Tibetan Art and oils by several European masters.
+[[File:Vadodara Museum, Vadadora (Baroda) - India (5128871243).jpg|thumb|180px|Archaeological garden]]
 ==Timings==
+The museum is open from 10:30 am till 5:00 pm except for government holidays.
 ==See also==
 * [[Akota Bronzes]]
 ==References==
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[[File:Baroda Museum exterior.jpg|thumb|Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery]]
The '''Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery''' in [[Vadodara]] was built in 1894 on the lines of the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]] and the [[Science Museum, London|Science Museum]] of [[London]]. Major Mant in association with R.F. Chisholm <ref>[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/b/019pho000430s24u00051000.html Baroda Museum, NE view] ''[[British Library]]''.</ref> who refined some of Mant's finest works to make genuine [[Indo-Saracenic architecture]] designed the Building of this Museum.

[[Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III]] belonging to the [[Gaekwad dynasty]] of the [[Marathas]] founded the museum in 1887.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vmc.gov.in/Museum.aspx|title=Vadodara Municipal Corporation|website=vmc.gov.in|accessdate=3 September 2020}}</ref> The museum building was completed in 1894, when it opened to the public. Construction of the art gallery commenced in 1908, was completed in 1914, but did not open until 1921 as the First World War delayed transfer of pieces from Europe intended for the gallery.

== Collection ==
It preserves a rich collection of art, sculpture, ethnography and ethnology. The picture gallery offers a collection of originals by famous British painters [[J. M. W. Turner]] and [[John Constable]] and many others. The Egyptian mummy and skeleton of a baby blue whale are major attractions for those who visit the museum. Other treasure includes the famous [[Akota Bronzes|Akota bronzes]] dating the 5th Century AD, A collection of Mughal miniatures, a full-fledged gallery of Tibetan Art and oils by several European masters.

==Timings==

The museum is open on all days from 10:30 am till 5:00 pm except government holidays.

==See also==
* [[Akota Bronzes]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External link==
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