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| name = Musa Dakri Museum<br />
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| location = [[Aligarh Muslim University]], [[Aligarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}The '''Musa Dakri Museum''' is a museum at the [[Aligarh Muslim University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=AMU: मूसा डाकरी संग्रहालय में है लकड़ी का जहाज, दो हजार साल पुरानी गौतम बुद्ध की दुर्लभ प्रतिमा |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/aligarh/wooden-ship-two-thousand-years-old-rare-statue-of-gautam-buddha-in-amu-musa-dakri-museum-2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> It is housed in the Kennedy Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Musa Dakri Museum |url=https://www.amu.ac.in/miscellaneous/musa-dakri-museum |website=[[Aligarh Muslim University]]}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The Nizam Museum was the first museum at the university. The Sir Syed Archaeology museum was established in the 1950s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The History and Development of University Museum of AMU: MUSA DAKRI MUSEUM |url=https://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2208214.pdf}}</ref><br />
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The Musa Dakri Museum was established by the merger of these collections in 2014. It was named after Musa Dakri, who donated US$ 500,000 to the university.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-07-04 |title=AMU to set up world class museum |work=Business Standard |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/amu-to-set-up-world-class-museum-114070401141_1.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-07-10 |title=Alumni shower donations, AMU set to take up new projects |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/alumni-shower-donations-amu-set-to-take-up-new-projects/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Some artefacts went missing in 2014, when they were to be shifted.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-04-24 |title=5000 years old artefacts go missing from AMU’s archaeology section |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/5000-years-old-artefacts-go-missing-from-amus-archaeology-section/articleshow/63886076.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-02 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==Collections==<br />
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=== Sir Syed Gallery ===<br />
An inscription from the reign of [[Ghiyas ud din Balban|Balban]] is housed here.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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=== R. C. Gaur Gallery ===<br />
This gallery contains artefacts excavated from Atranji Kheda.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=एएमयू : मूसा डाकरी संग्रहालय में हैं सैकड़ों साल पुराने बर्तन, खिलौने, चाकू |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/aligarh/hundreds-of-years-old-utensils-toys-knives-are-in-the-musa-dakri-museum-aligarh-news-ali2898958118 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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