Varendra Research Museum

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Bangladesh /Rajshahi Division /Rajshahi District/Rajshahi City

Varendra Research Museum is situated at Shaheb Bazar, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Varendra Museum is divided into seven galleries, which focuses on different cultural periods and religious artifacts. In the first gallery, visitors will find ancient scripts on display, breathtaking items from the Indus Valley Civilization and collections from Sompur. In the galleries two to five, there are a variety of sculptures that include Hindu and Buddhist sculptures, wooden sculptures and sculptures depicting different Goddesses and Gods from the Hindu religion. The Muslim period is represented through sculptured stones in the sixth gallery, where stone inscriptions in Persian, Bangla, Arabic and Sanskrit can also be found. The culture and tribes of the Rajshahi region can be explored in the last and most recently added, gallery in the museum. More than twenty two thousand books form the library collection and the library is also home to approximately six thousand manuscripts. The Varendra Museum, at the Rajshahi University, is a lasting monument and tribute to the Buddhist, Muslim and Hindu religions, though its dedication, research and protection of the collections that represents the past of Bangladesh and the people that have lived here for centuries.

Varendra Research Museum, Rajshahi City

HistoryEdit

Varendra Research Museum was established in 1910 as the Varendra Investigation Society, but changed its name in 1919. Rajshahi University took control of the museum in 1964. Over its years of existence, the museum has not only amassed a wonderful collection of cultural and historical items, but has evolved into a brilliant research museum as well.

Must SeeEdit

Attraction

Visiting TimeEdit

Saturday – Wednesday : 10 am – 5 pm
Friday : 2.30 pm – 5 pm

Closed OnEdit

N.A.

Best Season to VisitEdit

October to March.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1 to 2 hours.

Ticket Required : No Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : N.A.

Kids Rs. : N.A.

Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : N.A.

Kids Rs. : N.A.

Still Photo Camera Rs. : N.A.

Video Camera Rs. : N.A.

Guide Required : No Edit

Approximate cost: Guide is Not Required for Varendra Research Museum.

Dress Code (If Any) : No Edit

Dress Require: N.A.

Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Warisan ; Zodiac Palace (2nd Floor), Ghoramara, Boalia, Shaheb Bazar Rd, Rajshahi 6100, Bangladesh. ; Ph/M – 880-721-812698 ; Food Serve – N.A.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Taxi cabs are available to move within the city.

Bus : A number of bus services, including air-conditioned and non-air conditioned buses, are available from and to Dhaka. Bus services to other major districts are also available from Rajshahi.

Train : Bangladesh Railway’s western zone head office is located in this city. Three Inter-City train services are operated by Bangladesh Railway, named “Silk City Express” “Padma Express” and “Dhumketu Express” between Dhaka and Rajshahi regularly. There are other inter-city, mail & local trains operated from here to connect Khulna city & other part of the country.

Air : Shah Makhdum Airport is the primary airport serving the city. It is named after the Islamic preacher Hazrat Shah Makhdum (Rh.) is situated a short distance away from Rajshahi city. Domestic flights from Dhaka and Saidpur are available.

Others : There is bus service, taxi cabs, three-wheeler auto rickshaw and horse-driven tomtom are available to move within the city.