Odisha State Museum

Located in Bhubaneswar, the Odisha State Museum is one of the largest and oldest museums in the state that have an exclusive collection of antique artifacts about different periods such as traditional handicrafts, ancient palm leaf manuscripts, prehistoric tools, and contemporary art. The Odisha State Museum Bhubaneswar has multiple galleries that showcase geological displays, armoury, natural history exhibits, archaeological exhibits, and manuscripts. 

There is also a library having books for researchers, visitors and scholars. If you want to learn about rich history of Odisha through exhibitions, then you should visit this museum. By visiting galleries chronologically, you can have a great understanding of history. It is open on all days for public excluding Mondays and Government holidays. 

Headed by the administrative control and a superintendent, Odisha State Tribal museum comes under the Cultural Affairs Department, Government of Odisha. If you are a historical buff, then visiting this museum can be a great decision. It has beautiful stone sculptures that can be categorized into three groups which define different styles like North Indian Art, Odishan Art and Gandhara Art. To make your trip enjoyable, just book Bhubaneswar tour package with Kiomoi and have a fantastic experience.

History

The Odisha State Museum is one of the most popular museums in Bhubaneswar that was established in 1932 by Prof. Ghanshyam Das & Prof. N. C. Banerjee in the premises of Ravenshaw College, Cuttak. It is started with small archaeological treasures from numerous places. Later on, it was renamed State Museum by Government order and was shifted in old Bhubaneswar to Brahmananda building in the year 1945-46. 

It was initially an archaeological museum having a collection of copper plates, numismatics, terracotta, sculptures, and specimens of fine arts. In 1957, Dr. Rajendra Prasad laid the foundation stone of the building. Later on, in 1960, it was shifted to new building with a name as OSM.