Government Museum, Bangalore

Government Museum, Bangalore
Front façade of the museum
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Established18 August 1865[1]
LocationKasturba Road, Bangalore, India
Coordinates12°58′29″N 77°35′45″E / 12.9747°N 77.5958°E / 12.9747; 77.5958
Key holdingsHalmidi inscription
Collection sizeSculpture, old jewellery, coins and inscriptions.
Visitors90,000 per annum[2]

Government Museum, Bangalore, established in 1865 by the Mysore State with the guidance of Surgeon Edward Balfour who founded the museum in Madras and supported by the Chief Commissioner of Mysore, L.B. Bowring,[1] is one of the oldest museums in India[3] and the second oldest museum in South India.[1] It is now an archaeological museum and has a rare collection of archaeological and geological artifacts including old jewellery, sculpture, coins and inscriptions. The museum is also home to the Halmidi inscription,[4] the earliest Kannada inscription (450 AD).

  1. ^ a b c S. K. Aruni (14 March 2012). "Nuggets of heritage stored for posterity". The Hindu. Bangalore. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. ^ Mohit. M Rao (26 March 2012). "When a museum turns into a relic of the past". The Hindu. Bangalore. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. ^ Sudhindr. A. B. (3 May 2010). "Exploring the wonders of Bangalore". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  4. ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (31 October 2006). "An apt time to get classical language tag". The Hindu. Hassan. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2012.