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Goa State Museum |
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Are you passionate about museum artifacts and like to discover the past by finding your way through the galleries. Then if you are planning to visit Goa, do think of visiting Goa State Museum. It was in the year 1973, that Goa State Museum was set up by the Department of Archives in Goa and soon after the Museum became accessible by the public from the month of September in 1977. The Goa State Museum is located in the EDC Complex , Patto in Panaji, Goa at present. Goa State Museum is one of the Popular Tourist Attractions in Goa.
About Goa State Museum:
Initially the Goa State Museum started in a rented building at St. Inez.
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However after the main building was constructed, the museum was shifted to the new museum complex at Patto that was inaugurated by the President of India in the year 1996. One of the most famous museums of Goa, the museum building comprises of 12 galleries at present, which includes some of the most exquisite collections of the past era and symbolize the rich culture and the tradition that existed in Goa and its surrounding regions. Take a look at the galleries:
- Sculpture Gallery
- Numismatic Gallery
- Christian Art Gallery
- Goa's Freedom Struggle Gallery
- Banerji Art Gallery
- Menezes Braganza Gallery
- Religious Expression Gallery
- Furniture Gallery
- Cultural Anthropology
- Contemporary Art Gallery
- Environment & Development Gallery
- Other Display
Special exhibitions are held on timely basis depending on the seasons. Sometimes special display of artifacts are held on significant occasions. Clay modeling, Painting contests, sculpture workshops are also held and is very popular with the student group. Since the activities involved have a noble educative purpose, Goa State Museum has secured its among the favorable destination of the locals and the travelers alike. And for those of you all who do not want miss out on any aspect of the museum, guided tours are organized for the visitors which is educative as it is enjoyable. So update your Museum knowhow and get acquainted with the rare yet magnificent collection of the past. Truly a place worth your time and presence !
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