Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Haryana |
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| Website | http://archaeologyharyana.nic.in |
Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums is a ministry and department of the Government of Haryana in India.
Description
This department came into existence in 1972 after Haryana was established as a new state in 1966 within India after being separated from Punjab. This was established as a cell under the education department in 1969, which was upgraded to a separate department in 1972. It published archaeology and excavation reports, maintains notified archaeology sites and three museums.[1]
Dr. Banani Bhattacharyya is the deputy director since November 2015.[2]
Museums
Museums maintained by this department are[1]
- Jahaj Kothi Museum at Firoz Shah Palace Complex in Hisar is a zonal museum.
- Panchkula State Museum at Sector-5 Panchkula is an upcoming state museum.
- Panipat Museum near Western Yamuna Canal at Binjhol village 5 km from Panipat[3]
- Pinjore Garden Site Museum at Pinjore Gardens in Pinjore is a site museum.
- Shrikrishna Museum at Kurukshetra is a state museum.
- Thanesar Archaeological Site Museum inside Sheikh Chilli's Tomb at Thanesar in Kurukshetra
- Guru Gobind Singh Martial Art Museum at Yamunanagar.
- Jayanti Devi Archaeological Museum at Jind.
See also
- List of Museums in Haryana
- Gurukul Jhajjar Museum
- International Dolls Museum at Chandigarh
- State Protected Monuments in Haryana
- List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana
- List of Indus Valley Civilization sites in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, India & Pakistan
- National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana
- List of Indian states and territories by highest point
- Lists of Indian Monuments of National Importance
- Archaeological Survey of India
- Haryana Tourism
- Haryana Waqf Board
References
- 1 2 "Home | Directorate of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Haryana". archaeologyharyana.nic.in. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "Rush for protected tag to Faridabad site where Stone Age cave art found", The Times of India, 31 July 2021
- ↑ "Panipat Museum | Places of Interest | Panipat | Destinations | Haryana Tourism Corporation Limited". haryanatourism.gov.in. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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