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Museum of Tribal Heritage
Museum of Tribal Heritage
In order to preserve the rich tribal ethos of the state and to project the magnificence of the tribal
heritage among the masses, the Govt. of M.P. has decided to set up a Tribal Museum in the state
Capital, Bhopal.
Thrust of the design is on creating an environment similar to the tribal settings and
also on enabling the visitors in understanding the intricacies of the tribal life
Apparels, ornaments, music instruments, art forms, festivities and fairs etc. shall be
displayed such that the information about each zone can be specifically imprinted
on the visitors mind. Specia care has been taken for the movement of the
physically challenged visitors.An ambience of Tribal settlement with greenery and water bodies
around shall be created to display the principle of living in co-existence with nature.
National Level Archaeology Museum
State archeology archives and museum department has established a National Level Archeology
Museum to project the glorious past of the state. EPCO services were engaged to provide
architectural designs.
In accordance with the terrain Museum building has been planned at different
levels but connected in such a way that continuity as well as interest of flow is
maintained.Emphasis has been given to the convenience of the physically
challenged visitors also.An intermediate ramp across the building acts,as the
main spine while horizontal lines of remnants of a fort wall would maintain the
skyline.A theme pavilion,14 galleries,large spaces for reserve collection,office areas,and an
auditorium,a library and seminar rooms are the major constituents.Security of the building has
been ensured through planing as well as adopting state-of-the-art measures.
Architectural Conservation
Heritage conservatiion is an important constant in the variables of city fabric. It
links us to our past. It need to be conserved sensitively so that it can contribute
to city's culture. The division prepares conservation studies and proposal. Its
notable works are conservation plan for chanderi and Ujjain. Restoration of
Gohar Mahal, Bada Bagh, Chhatries of Bhopal.The work also include
documentation of heritage monuments like IslamNagar, Ram Nagar, Mandala, Gates of Bhopal.
Architecture & urban designing
Architecture & urban designing is a conscious process and involves
understanding of various forces acting on the area, e.g. man made activities,
natural processes, socio-economical, cultural issues and ultimately final product
would be aesthetically pleasing and environmentally meaningful.
Planning division provides comprehensive services in all the desciplines. Few of such completed
projects are Redevelopment of Bittan Market, State institute of Health Management &
Communication (SIHMC) Gwalior, number of tourist resorts and way side amenitites for M.P.
Tourism. National Level Archaeology Museum at Bhopal, Bhopal Haat & Tribal Heritage Museum
at Shyamala Hills under construction.
Museum - Ropar
Archaeological Museum, Ropar (Punjab)
The Archaeological Museum is situated about 40 kms north east of Chandigarh on the
Rupnagar Chandigarh highway on the bank of sutlej river. It was opened to public in the
year1998.
Opened to public in the year 1998, the museum houses the archaeological remains of
excavated site near Ropar, the first Harappan site excavated in Independent India. The
excavation revealed a cultural sequence from Harappan to medieval times. Important exhibits
include antiquities of Harappan times, Painted Grey ware culture, Saka, Kushana, Gupta
times such as Vina Vadini (lady playing on vina), steatite seal, copper and bronze implements,
ring stone, yakshi image, gold coins of Chandragupta. Besides, the visitors can have a
glimpse of important protected monuments of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and World
Heritage monuments
Museum - Kangra
Archaeological Museum, Kangra
Kangra Fort, Kangra
The Archaeological Museum at Kangra Fort, Kangra (H.P.) was opened to the public on
26th January 2002. Located to the east of the fort under its shadow, and overlooking the
gorgeous river Banganga, the museum has a moderate collection of stone tools of the
prehistoric periods, besides sculptures, architectural members, coins and paintings of the
historical periods. All artifacts are classified and arranged in four main Sections in different
museum galleries. Over the years, these objects have been acquired from different
sources which are all now registered and thoroughly documented. Best among them are
put on display.
Section I (Prehistory Section) display s the Lower Paleolithic tools comprising chopperchopping, unifacial and bifacial stone tools, hand-axes, cleavers, etc. In addition, there are
Of most noteworthy amongst the Jain sculptures is Lord Adinath, first Jain Tirthankara,
which has an inscribed pedestal. The architectural members and fragments displayed in
this Section mostly come from Hindu the temples, and include pillar bases, bracket
capitals, lintel fragments, etc. Most of these members are the parts of collapsed temples
which were destroyed in the massive earthquake occurred in 1905 in entire Kangra region.