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 State Museum, Lucknow (exterior) | |
  Location within India | |
| Established | 1863 |
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| Location | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 26°50′43″N 80°57′17″E / 26.84528°N 80.95472°E |
| Type | State museum |
| Collections | Archeology, Painting, Manuscripts, Numismatic, Decorative Arts |
| Owner | Uttar Pradesh Government |
State Museum, Lucknow is a prominent museum located in the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, India. The museum is currently located in the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Gardens, Banarasi Bagh, Lucknow. The museum was established in 1863 from the collection of Colonel Saunders Alexius Abbott, and was given the status of ‘Provincial Museum’ before being renamed the ‘State Museum’ in 1950.
The collection housed in the museum consists of objects from the prehistoric period, Bronze Age, plaster casts of famous figurines from the Indus Valley Civilization, as well as a rich collection of numismatics, paintings, manuscripts and textiles....