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{{Infobox Museum
| name = Tripura Government Museum<br>Tripura State Museum, Ujjayanta Palace, Agartala
| image = Tripura State Museum Agartala Tripura India.jpg
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| map_type = India Tripura#India
| map_caption = Tripura State Museum
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| established = First on 22 June 1970 and shifted new premises on 26 September 2013
| dissolved =
| collection =
| location = [[Agartala]], [[India]]
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The '''Tripura Government Museum''' or the '''Tripura State Museum, Ujjayanta Palace, Agartala''' in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Tripura]] is housed in the [[Ujjayanta Palace]], former royal palace of the [[Tripura (princely state)]]. It was first established on 22 June 1970 as multicultural museum with emphasis on art and crafts of the state of Tripura,<ref name=Museum>{{Cite web|url=http://tripura.nic.in/museum/|title= A Brief Description of Tripura Government Museum, Agartala, India|accessdate=1 October 2015|publisher=National Informatics Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Tripura-museum-to-retain-name-of-Ujjayanta-Palace/articleshow/22964765.cms|title=Tripura museum to retain name of Ujjayanta Palace|date=24 September 2013|accessdate=1 October 2015|newspaper=Times of India}}</ref> and shifted to the much larger heritage edifice of the Ujjayanta Palace, opened in 1901. On 25 September 2013 a formal inauguration function was held to mark the opening of the new museum by [[Hamid Ansari]], the Vice President of India. It is northeast India's largest museum with a "national perspective while remaining focused on Tripura and northeast India".<ref name=Inaugural>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/art-and-theatre/museums-are-valuable-source-of-history-heritage-vice-president_143471.html|title=Museums are valuable source of history, heritage: Vice president|date=26 September 2013|accessdate=1 October 2015|publisher=Zee News}}</ref>

Sandstone sculptures of the [[Pilak, Tripura|Pilak site]], which represents a heterodox culture of [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddhism]] of 9th to 13th century, are on display at the Tripura Government Museum.<ref name=Govt>{{Cite web|url=http://www.capertravelindia.com/tripura/tripura-museum.html|title=Tripura Govt. Museum|accessdate=1 October 2015|publisher=Tripura Government Museum}}</ref>

==Features==
The museum had four exclusive halls when it was located in the center of the [[Agartala]] city. It was shifted to the new premises in September 2013 to the heritage palace where there are now 22 display galleries.<ref name=Inaugural/><ref name=Stone>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/tripuras-royal-mansion-to-house-northeasts-biggest-museum-1131429.html|title=Agartala|accessdate= 1 October 2015|newspaper=First Post}}</ref> The exhibits in the museum are of archaeological antiquities, historical Indian sculptures, paintings and tribal culture. The museum has 1406 collections on display which include 79 stone sculptures, 141 terracotta plaques, 774 coins of gold, silver and copper, 10 copper plate inscriptions, 9 stone inscriptions, 39 images of bronze, 102 textile items, 58 Oil paintings, 63 sketches and drawings, and 197 ornaments. The sculpture collections are mostly from [[Udaipur, Tripura|Udaipur]], Pilak, [[Jolaibari]], and other locations in Tripura.<ref name=Museum/> The new museum also showcases the customs and practices of different social units of [[Northeast India]]. The objective of the museum is also to make it a "centre for active research and cultural activities".<ref name=Inaugural/>

The most distinctive exhibits are from Pilak, which consist of sculptures of different cultures of Hinduism and Buddhism from the period of 9th to 13th centuries. The well crafted and molded bronze sculptures are of [[Mukhalinga]], [[Avalokitesvara]], [[Tara (Buddhism)|Tara]], and [[Vishnu]]. The terracotta exhibits are from the Pilak and [[Amarpur, Tripura|Amarpur]] sites, and also from Bengal school; represents folk arts of Pilak and subjects related to mythology, flowers and animals, etc. There are beautiful frames of the [[Dasavatara]] carved in stone of the 18th century obtained from [[Radhanagar (disambiguation)|Radhanagar]] near Agartala.<ref name=Museum/><ref name=Stone/>

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[[Category:Museums in Tripura]]
[[Category:1970 establishments in Tripura]]
[[Category:Museums established in 1970]]
[[Category:State museums in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Agartala]]

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