Historic Plinth of Assam State Museum

Perched perfectly within the atmosphere of Dighalipukhuri
water tank in Guwahati an alluring Assam state Museum can be consider as a gift to this area. Its presence allow tourist to witness the potency of the region and hence allocate them to explore vivid and astounding collection which are to be found within the gallery of the museum.

 

Solemnly dedicated to attribute the culture and heritage of the local people the exhibition here depicts the glory of century crossed tradition which is exclusive in nature. The moment you will enter the gate of museum you will witness omnibus of historic collection which includes the honesty of ivory paintings, sculptures, metal, woodwork, costumes etc.

Traveler should understand that the museum was built to cop up with the changing tradition of Assamese people and ever since it came into existence it has given all its effort to save the ancestral heritage and the collection here would give you an idea regarding its firm conviction.

If you talk about its establishment date than museum came into stand during 1940 and since then it has become one of the major attraction of the state. Its wide compilation that covers the entire communal aspects has been a driving feature of the museum and here you will get to see tribal attire and musical instruments of ancient tribal community. Beside that here you have an opportunity to witness replicas of the tribal huts.

While coming here you would be offer an occasion to spend some time in museum library where you can read the journals and periodicals related with art, culture, mythology, biography, encyclopedic works and many more.

Collection

Traveler must take privilege while walking here because it is amongst the biggest multipurpose museum and its amazing anthology has surpassed every museum of India. All the exhibits here have been put on classified order so that traveler could get abject information and idea regarding their search. Different areas of classification of the museum are Epigraphy, Sculptures, terracotta, Miscellaneous, Natural History, Crafts, Anthropology and Folk Art and Arms section.

Again the library of the museum is another classic edition of the museum and it has been witnessed that travelers runs within the doors of Library to understand vivid journals which are related with various field of art and culture.

Initiative and Authority

The classic museum of Assam is run by the government of Assam and till date they have tried all the adequate measures to maintain the historic graph of the museum and in this context we must look to thank the government of the state for maintaining and highlighting the features of the museum.

Timings

During the call of summer the museum will remain open till 5 pm and during winters it will remain open till 4.30pm. 

How to Reach

By train- the nearest railway station to Assam state museum is Guwahati railway station which is located at a distance of around 1km from here.

By air- the nearest airport to Assam state museum is Guwahati international airport and it is located at a distance of around 18 km from here.