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Gaya Museum, Gaya, Bihar
Situated at the campus of Gaya District Board the Gaya Museum is the storehouse of archaeological objects.

Avalokeshwar Sculpture at Gaya Museum, GayaGaya Museum is located inside the campus of Gaya District Board. It was established in the year 1952.The huge personal collection of Shri Baldeo Prasad are kept in the museum. Gaya Museum is the treasure house of over 3000 antiquities.

The museum houses sculptures, bronzes, terracotta, photographs, manuscripts, arms of Pal, Mayurayan and Gupta period. The children section of Gaya Museum is very interesting. It includes numismatics, geology, natural history, decorative arts, paintings and sketches. Gaya Museum is open from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M and remains closed on Mondays, Holi, Durga, Puja, Chhath, Independence Day, Republic Day.

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(Last Updated on : 31/08/2009)
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