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Gurusaday Museum
| Established | 1963 |
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| Location | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
The Gurusaday Museum is a folk arts and crafts museum located in Kolkata, India, now under the supervision of the Bengal Bratachari Society.
History
The civil servant, Gurusaday Dutt, collected over 3,000 village artefacts in the course of his entire career, spanning from 1905–1941. They were mostly collected between 1929 and 1939.
After his death his belongings, especially the artefacts, were collected in an estate which was placed under the supervision of a trust of which the two original trustees were Basanta Kumar De and Subimal Ray. Dutt's son, Birendrasaday Dutt too was involved in the work of this trust. Based on the recommendations made by the members of this trust the Bengal Bratachari Society founded the museum.
Later, these artefacts were shifted to a newly established museum built in Bratacharigram in Joka, Kolkata. The museum building was formally opened in the presence of Bidhan Chandra Ray in 1961 and the galleries were opened in the presence of Humayun Kabir in 1963.
The museum was administered by Aroti Dutt, who was its long time chairperson. Barun De, was a nominee and then chairman of the board of the museum. The museum was an autonomous body, which was placed under the guidance of the Ministry of Textiles of the Government of India since 1984. It is now run by the Bratachari Society.
Collections
Its collection includes archaeological objects, deities, manuscripts, masks, musical instruments, paintings, textiles and woodwork.[1]
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