Bangladesh National Museum

Bangladesh National Museum
বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় জাদুঘর
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Former name
Dacca Museum
Established20 March 1913; 111 years ago (1913-03-20)
LocationShahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates23°44.25′N 90°23.67′E / 23.73750°N 90.39450°E / 23.73750; 90.39450
Visitorsc. 15 million (including c. 1.2 million foreigners) per year
DirectorMd. Kamruzzaman[1]
Websitebangladeshmuseum.gov.bd

The Bangladesh National Museum (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় জাদুঘর, romanizedBānlādēśa jātīẏa jādughara), is the national museum of Bangladesh.[2] The museum is well organized and displays have been housed chronologically in several departments like department of ethnography and decorative art, department of history and classical art, department of natural history, and department of contemporary and world civilization. The museum also has a rich conservation laboratory. Nalini Kanta Bhattasali served as the first curator of the museum during 1914–1947.[3]

The idol of Rishabhdeva in seated posture in display.
  1. ^ Administrator, Super. "Director General". bangladeshmuseum.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. ^ "[WATCH NOW] Novera's exhibition begins at National Museum". The Daily Star. 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Nalini Kanta Bhattasali's 67th death anniversary observed". The Daily Star. 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.