Odisha State Museum

Temples, heritage and monuments Archives, Legacy and Tales

Odisha State Museum is situated in the capital, Bhubaneswar. This museum was founded by two famous historians named Professor N.C. Banerjee and Professor Ghanshyam Dash of Ravenshaw College in the year 1932. The museum’s amazing collection of coins and plates of copper, stone inscriptions, sculptures, rare manuscripts on palm leaves, age-old bronze tools and traditional musical instruments are must to see.

The Epigraphy Gallery of the museum contains rare epigraphic records. One can find beautiful miniature painting, patta paintings, brassware, stone sculptures and very well known silver filigree work of Odisha in the Handicraft Museum. The Tribal Museum contains materials and records related to tribal culture of the state. The Odisha State Museum is a worthy place to visit for students and history lovers.

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