Assam State Museum: Difference between revisions

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The '''Assam State Museum''', previously '''Assam Provincial Museum''',<ref>{{cite book|title=The Journal of the Assam Research Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H15DAAAAYAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Kāmarūpa Anusandhān Samiti|pages=95–}}</ref> is located in the southern end of Dighali Pukhuri tank which is in the heart of [[Guwahati]] city, [[Assam]]. The Museum was established by the [[Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti]]<ref name="Syiemlieh2000">{{cite book|author=David Reid Syiemlieh|title=Survey of Research in History on North East India, 1970-1990|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C11uAAAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Regency Publications|isbn=978-81-87498-09-4|pages=4-}}</ref> (Assam Research Society) in 1940.<ref>{{cite news|title=Society that gave Assamese tradition its first home|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040716/asp/guwahati/story_3499564.asp|first=Dipankar|last=Banerjee|date=16 July 2004 |publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=2012-12-04}}</ref> The late Kanklal Baruah was the founder and president. In the year 1953, it was taken over by the [[Government of Assam|Assam State Government]].<ref name="Choudhury1988">{{cite book|author=Rabin Dev Choudhury|title=Museums of North East India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UkcgAAAAIAAJ|year=1988|publisher=Directorate of Museums, Assam|pages=83–}}</ref>

The exhibits of the Museum are displayed under different sections, viz., Epigraphy, Sculptures, Miscellaneous, Natural History,  art andCrafts, Anthropology & Folk Art & Arms section. The sculptures from the Assam region fall into four principal categories - stone, wood, metal and terracotta. The collections which are on display here, are very rare.