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''' | The '''Mizoram State Museum''' is in [[Aizawl]], [[Mizoram]], [[India]]. It is an ethnographic museum with multipurpose collections on display. There are five galleries: [[Textile]] Gallery, [[Ethnology]], [[History]], [[Anthropology]], [[Natural History]], and an [[Archaeology]] Terrace. The collection occupies four floors. | ||
The museum was established in April 1977<ref>{{cite web|title=Art & Culture Department, Government of Mizoram|url=https://mizoculture.mizoram.gov.in/page/mizoram-state-museum.html|accessdate=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807073428/https://mizoculture.mizoram.gov.in/page/mizoram-state-museum.html|archive-date=7 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> by the Tribal Research Institute under Education Department. From 1989, it came under Art and Culture department. The museum was earlier housed in a rented building but on 14 July 1990 it was moved to a new building, at Mc Donald Hill. The museum galleries have undergone a lot of renovation under the care of [[Indian Museum]], [[Kolkata]]. Financial assistance was also received from [[Victoria Memorial, Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web|title=General information about the Mizoram State Museum, Aizawl|url=http://mizoram.nic.in/rti/manual/ArtCulture/statemuseum.pdf|accessdate=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019185708/http://mizoram.nic.in/rti/manual/ArtCulture/statemuseum.pdf|archive-date=19 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | The museum was established in April 1977<ref>{{cite web|title=Art & Culture Department, Government of Mizoram|url=https://mizoculture.mizoram.gov.in/page/mizoram-state-museum.html|accessdate=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807073428/https://mizoculture.mizoram.gov.in/page/mizoram-state-museum.html|archive-date=7 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> by the Tribal Research Institute under Education Department. From 1989, it came under Art and Culture department. The museum was earlier housed in a rented building but on 14 July 1990 it was moved to a new building, at Mc Donald Hill. The museum galleries have undergone a lot of renovation under the care of [[Indian Museum]], [[Kolkata]]. Financial assistance was also received from [[Victoria Memorial, Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web|title=General information about the Mizoram State Museum, Aizawl|url=http://mizoram.nic.in/rti/manual/ArtCulture/statemuseum.pdf|accessdate=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019185708/http://mizoram.nic.in/rti/manual/ArtCulture/statemuseum.pdf|archive-date=19 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807073428/https://mizoculture.mizoram.gov.in/page/mizoram-state-museum.html Art & Culture Department, Government of Mizoram] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807073428/https://mizoculture.mizoram.gov.in/page/mizoram-state-museum.html Art & Culture Department, Government of Mizoram] | ||
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 Mizoram State Museum | |
Mizoram State Museum | |
| Established | April 1977 |
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| Location | Aizawl, Mizoram, India |
| Coordinates | 23°44′17″N 92°42′56″E / 23.7381°N 92.7156°E |
The Mizoram State Museum is in Aizawl, Mizoram, India. It is an ethnographic museum with multipurpose collections on display. There are five galleries: Textile Gallery, Ethnology, History, Anthropology, Natural History, and an Archaeology Terrace. The collection occupies four floors.
The museum was established in April 1977[1] by the Tribal Research Institute under Education Department. From 1989, it came under Art and Culture department. The museum was earlier housed in a rented building but on 14 July 1990 it was moved to a new building, at Mc Donald Hill. The museum galleries have undergone a lot of renovation under the care of Indian Museum, Kolkata. Financial assistance was also received from Victoria Memorial, Kolkata.[2]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Some artifacts from the museum
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Model of Mizo house -
Mizo traditional costumes (left: male; right: female) -
Young men studying near their bachelor dormitory -
Mizo folk musical instruments -
A knife (called dao) specially made for chopping off heads of killed enemies
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Art & Culture Department, Government of Mizoram". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "General information about the Mizoram State Museum, Aizawl" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
External links[edit | edit source]
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