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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]].
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.
==History==
[[File:Baroda Museum.jpg|thumb|The museum during [[British India|the British rule in India]] ({{circa|1890}})]]
[[File:Baroda Museum and picture gallery Building.jpg|thumb|Baroda Museum and picture gallery building]]
[[File:Ivory Sculpture.jpeg|thumb|Ivory boat from [[Murshidabad]], 19th century]]
 
The museum is located in Kamatibaug, Dak Bunglaw, Sayajiganj, [[Vadodara]], Gujarat. It was established during the reign of the [[Gaekwad dynasty]] of [[Baroda State]].<ref>{{cite book
| last = Gaekwad
| first = Fatesinghrao
| title = Sayajirao of Baroda: The Prince and the Man
| year = 1989
| publisher = Popular Prakashan
| isbn = 978-0-86132-214-5
}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
| last = Rice
| first = Stanley
| title = Life of Sayaji Rao III, Maharaja of Baroda
| year = 1931
|url=https://archive.org/details/LifeOfSayajiRaoIiiMaharajaOfBaroda
| publisher = Oxford university press 1931
| id = ASIN B00085DDFG
}}</ref> Major Mant in association with R. F. Chisholm <ref>[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/b/019pho000430s24u00051000.html Baroda Museum, NE view]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020143554/http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/b/019pho000430s24u00051000.html |date=20 October 2012 }}. [[British Library]].</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=British provincial civic design and the building of late-Victorian and Edwardian cities, 1880–1914|first=Ian|last=Morley|publisher=[[Edwin Mellen Press]]|year=2008|page=278}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Daniel |first=S. J. |editor1-last=Clibborn |editor1-first=John |editor2-last=Radice |editor2-first=C. A. |editor3-last=Enthoven |editor3-first=Reginald Edward |editor3-link=Reginald Edward Enthoven |editor4-last=Westcott |editor4-first=Foss |editor4-link=Foss Westcott |title=Report on Industrial Education Part II Proceedings of Conferences |url=http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/26872/GIPE-015605.pdf |location=Calcutta |publisher=Superintendent of Government Printing |date=1903 |pages=171–174 |chapter=A Brief History of the Madras School of Arts |access-date=6 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011075713/http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/26872/GIPE-015605.pdf |archive-date=2017-10-11 }}</ref> who refined some of Mant's finest works to make genuine [[Indo-Saracenic architecture]] designed the building. It covers 113 acres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gujarattourism.com/central-zone/vadodara/baroda-museum-and-picture-gallery.html|title=Baroda Museum And Picture Gallery — Vadodara|website=gujarattourism.com|access-date=21 April 2023|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327144752/https://www.gujarattourism.com/central-zone/vadodara/baroda-museum-and-picture-gallery.html}}</ref>
 
[[File:Stamp of India - 1994 - Colnect 1026299 - Statue of Buddha on Stand se tenant pair.jpeg|thumb|The museum in a 1994 [[India Post|postage stamp of India]]]]
[[File:Vadodara2.jpg|thumb|Interior of the museum]]
[[File:Vadodara1.jpg|thumb|Museum gallery]]
[[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|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026095742/https://vmc.gov.in/Museum.aspx}}</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 [[World War I|First World War]] delayed transfer of pieces from Europe intended for the gallery. The Picture Gallery building was added to the museum in 1910.<ref name="VMC">{{cite web|url=https://vmc.gov.in/Museum.aspx|title=Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery|website=Vadodara Municipal Corporation |access-date=21 April 2023|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026095742/https://vmc.gov.in/Museum.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Collection ==
== 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]]
[[File:Musical instruments at Baroda museum, Gujarat.jpg|thumb|Musical instruments]]
[[File:Stuffed leopard at Baroda Museum.jpg|thumb|Stuffed leopard]]
The collection holds 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. Other treasures include the famous [[Akota Bronzes]] dating to the fifth century, a collection of Mughal miniatures, a full-fledged gallery of Tibetan art, Indian handicrafts, artefacts and coins.<ref name="VMC"/>
[[File:Vadodara Museum, Vadadora (Baroda) - India (5128878539).jpg|thumb|Statue of Lord Ganesha]]
[[File:Vadodara Museum, Vadadora (Baroda) - India (5129518524).jpg|thumb|Objects in the open air gallery]]
[[File:War Utilities at Baroda Museum.jpg|thumb|Antique weapons]]


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


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Museums|India}}
* [[Akota Bronzes]]
* [[Akota Bronzes]]
* [[List of museums in India]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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Revision as of 03:32, 5 July 2023

Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery
Baroda Museum1.jpg
Front view of the museum
Baroda Museum1.jpg
Front view of the museum
Established1894; 131 years ago (1894)
LocationKamatibaug, Dak Bunglaw, Sayajiganj, Vadodara, Gujarat – 390020
TypeArt museum
FounderSayajirao Gaekwad III
ArchitectRobert Chisholm
Websitebarodamuseum.gujarat.gov.in

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 of London.

History

The museum during the British rule in India (c. 1890)
Baroda Museum and picture gallery building
Ivory boat from Murshidabad, 19th century

The museum is located in Kamatibaug, Dak Bunglaw, Sayajiganj, Vadodara, Gujarat. It was established during the reign of the Gaekwad dynasty of Baroda State.[1][2] Major Mant in association with R. F. Chisholm [3][4][5] who refined some of Mant's finest works to make genuine Indo-Saracenic architecture designed the building. It covers 113 acres.[6]

The museum in a 1994 postage stamp of India
Interior of the museum
Museum gallery

Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III belonging to the Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas, founded the museum in 1887.[7] 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. The Picture Gallery building was added to the museum in 1910.[8]

Collection

Archaeological garden
Musical instruments
Stuffed leopard

The collection holds 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. Other treasures include the famous Akota Bronzes dating to the fifth century, a collection of Mughal miniatures, a full-fledged gallery of Tibetan art, Indian handicrafts, artefacts and coins.[8]

Statue of Lord Ganesha
Objects in the open air gallery
Antique weapons

Timings

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gaekwad, Fatesinghrao (1989). Sayajirao of Baroda: The Prince and the Man. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-0-86132-214-5.
  2. ↑ Rice, Stanley (1931). Life of Sayaji Rao III, Maharaja of Baroda. Oxford university press 1931. ASIN B00085DDFG.
  3. ↑ Baroda Museum, NE view. Archived 20 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. British Library.
  4. ↑ Morley, Ian (2008). British provincial civic design and the building of late-Victorian and Edwardian cities, 1880–1914. Edwin Mellen Press. p. 278.
  5. ↑ Daniel, S. J. (1903). "A Brief History of the Madras School of Arts". In Clibborn, John; Radice, C. A.; Enthoven, Reginald Edward; Westcott, Foss (eds.). Report on Industrial Education Part II Proceedings of Conferences (PDF). Calcutta: Superintendent of Government Printing. pp. 171–174. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Baroda Museum And Picture Gallery — Vadodara". gujarattourism.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Vadodara Municipal Corporation". vmc.gov.in. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery". Vadodara Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

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