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{{Short description|Cultural heritage measum of Mithila}}
{{Infobox museum
| name = Mithila Cultural Museum
| native_name = मिथिला सांस्कृतिक संग्रहालय
| native_name_lang = Mai
| established = Proposed
| location = Darbhanga, Mithila
| type = Cultural Museum
| founder = [[Amit Shah]]
}}
'''Mithila Cultural Museum''' ([[Maithili language|Maithili]]: मिथिला सांस्कृतिक संग्रहालय) is a proposed [[museum]] to be built in the city of [[Darbhanga]] in the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of [[Bihar]] in [[India]]. It was proposed by the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Union home minister]] [[Amit Shah]] of the [[Government of India]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=दरभंगा में 500 करोड़ की लागत से स्थापित होगा सांस्कृतिक म्यूजियम, गृहमंत्री अमित शाह ने की घोषणा - home minister amit shah said that cultural museum will be established in darbhanga bihar politics |url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/bihar-vidhan-sabha-home-minister-amit-shah-said-that-cultural-museum-will-be-established-in-darbhanga-bihar-politics-40022793.html |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> It was announced on 29 October 2025. The museum is going to be built for the preservation of the ancient [[Manuscript|manuscripts]] and [[Religious text|texts]] found in the region of the state of Bihar in India. The union home minister announced a budget of Rs 500 crore for the construction of the cultural museum in the city of Darbhanga.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2025-10-29 |title='Lalu wants his son as CM, Sonia wants her son as PM': Amit Shah’s sharp jibe comes with promises of metro, AIIMS and airport for Bihar |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/lalu-wants-his-son-as-cm-sonia-wants-her-son-as-pm-amit-shahs-sharp-jibe-comes-with-promises-of-metro-aiims-and-airport-for-bihar/articleshow/124894740.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-10-31 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> According to the union home minister the museum will serve as the centre for preservation of the [[Mithila culture|cultural legacy of Mithila]] for future generations. It will promote the rich cultural heritage of the Mithila region in [[Indian subcontinent]], across the world.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Tewary |first=Amarnath |date=2025-10-29 |title=As Rahul accuses BJP of ‘remote controlling’ Bihar, Amit Shah says there is ‘no vacancy for PM, CM post’ |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar-assembly/bihar-assembly-election-rahul-gandhi-rally-in-muzaffarpur-darbhanga-in-bihar/article70216243.ece |access-date=2025-10-31 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-30 |title=दरभंगा में खुलेगा सांस्कृतिक म्यूजियम : शाह |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/darbhanga/story-amit-shah-announces-cultural-museum-in-darbhanga-to-preserve-bihar-s-manuscripts-201761765474539.html |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bihar Elections 2025: Amit Shah Criticizes Lalu and Sonia's Ambitions{{!}} Tejashwi Yadhav{{!}} INDIA bloc{{!}} Mahagathbandhan |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/bihar/bihar-assembly-elections-2025-lalu-wants-to-make-his-son-bihar-cm-sonia-her-son-pm-but-both-posts-not-vacant-amit-shah-3778969 |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

== Background ==
The region of Mithila in the [[Indian subcontinent]] was a renowned centre for [[Sanskrit and Vedic learning in Mithila|learning Sanskrit and Vedic studies]] in the ancient and mediaeval period. Mithila is considered as a major centre for learning [[Indian philosophy]]. It was famous for the study of [[Nyaya|Nyaya Shastra]] (Science of Logic). Mithila has been the land of scholars since ancient period. The eminent Indian philosopher [[Adi Shankara|Adi Shankaracharya]] had also arrived in the Mithila region to debate with the other eminent scholar [[Maṇḍana Miśra|Mandan Mishra]]. Similarly [[Ubhay Bharati|Ubhaya Bharati]], the wife of Mandan Mishra was a prominent lady scholar in the region. The [[Maithili language|Maithili]] poet [[Vidyapati]] was a great scholar of literature, poetry, politics and philosophy. He wrote several texts related to these fields.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> The union home minister during his speech in the region announced to build a grand museum dedicated to preserve and promote the legacy of the cultural heritage in Mithila region at a cost of Rs 500 crores.<ref name=":1" /> He expressed his plan to develop Mithilanchal as a global knowledge centre in the upcoming days.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sitamarhi to Ayodhya Vande Bharat train to be launched on Sita Temple consecration, Bihar to get defence corridor: Amit Shah |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/sitamarhi-to-ayodhya-vande-bharat-train-to-be-launched-on-sita-temple-consecration-bihar-to-get-defence-corridor-amit-shah-13649045.html |work=[[Moneycontrol]]}}</ref>

== Construction initiative ==
The initiative for the constitution of Mithila Cultural Museum has been started by the [[Lok Sabha]] [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] [[Gopal Jee Thakur|Dr Gopal Ji Thakur]] of [[Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency]]. The initiative was taken at the chamber of the cultural and tourism minister [[Gajendra Singh Shekhawat]] in [[New Delhi]]. The city of Darbhanga has been selected for the location of the construction of the museum. After the meeting with the cultural and tourism minister, Gopal Ji Thakur informed the media that the proposed museum would be constructed at cost of ₹ 500. He further informed that it is an ambitious project for the development of tourism in the Mithila region of Bihar in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-20 |title=500 करोड़ से बनेगा सांस्कृतिक म्यूजियम |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/darbhanga/story-cultural-museum-in-darbhanga-a-500-crore-initiative-to-celebrate-mithila-s-heritage-201766172829617.html |access-date=2026-03-01 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Museums in Bihar]]
[[Category:Culture of Mithila]]
[[Category:Proposed museums in India]]

Mithila Cultural Museum - Revision history

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