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Museums Bihar's flagship stateoftheart museum, spread across a sprawling lowrise campus designed by Japanese and Indian architects. Its galleries trace the region's history from prehistory through the Mauryan and Gupta ages, and its star exhibit is the exquisite Didarganj Yakshi, one of the finest examples of Mauryan polished sandstone sculpture.
Museums Set right beside the Nalanda ruins, this museum houses the finest antiquities excavated from the great ancient university. Its galleries display exquisite stone and bronze images of the Buddha and Bodhisattvas, terracotta plaques, seals, coins and inscriptions spanning the Gupta and Pala periods. It is the perfect complement to a visit to the ruins, bringing the site's scholarly and artistic legacy to life.
Museums One of India's oldest museums, established in 1917, and affectionately called 'Jadu Ghar' (House of Magic) by locals. Built in a graceful IndoSaracenic style, it holds tens of thousands of artefacts spanning Bihar's ancient, medieval and modern past, including a Buddha relic casket and rare stone and bronze sculptures.
Memorials Gandhi Maidan is one of India's largest public grounds, a historic stage for freedommovement rallies and public gatherings in the heart of Patna. On its edge stands the Gandhi Sangrahalaya, a museum that tells the story of Mahatma Gandhi's life and his deep connection with Bihar through photographs, documents and models.
Historical & Ruins One of the world's most renowned repositories of Oriental manuscripts, opened to the public in 1891. A National Importance institution, it safeguards thousands of rare Arabic and Persian manuscripts and Mughal and Rajputera miniature paintings, making it a treasure house for scholars and history lovers alike.
