Government Museum (Mathura)

(c) Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
Government Museum, Mathura
(c) Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
Government Museum, Mathura

Das von Touristen nur selten besuchte Government Museum in der nordindischen Stadt Mathura gehört – neben dem Nationalmuseum Neu-Delhi, dem Indian Museum in Kolkata (ehemals Kalkutta) und dem Government Museum (Chennai) – zu den größten und führenden Museen des Landes.

Lage

Das Museum liegt am Rand des Dampier-Parks etwa 300 m westlich der Mathura Cantonment Railway Station und ist vom etwa 2,5 km nordwestlich gelegenen Stadtzentrum aus am besten per Motorriksha oder Taxi zu erreichen.

Geschichte

Das Museum ging im Jahr 1874 aus einer Privatsammlung des britischen District collectors F. S. Growse hervor. Es hieß zuerst Curzon Museum of Archaeology, dann Archaeology Museum, Mathura und schließlich Government Museum, Mathura. Es wechselte in den Anfangsjahren mehrfach seinen Standort, doch seit 1930 ist es in einem damals neuerrichteten oktogonalen Bau aus rotem Sandstein untergebracht.

Sammlungen

Der Bestand des Museums reicht von prähistorischen Kleinskulpturen über die bedeutenden Steinskulpturen der Kuschana-Periode (2./3. Jahrhundert) bis hin zu späteren buddhistischen, hinduistischen und jainistischen Werken aus Tempeln der näheren und weiteren Umgebung.

Literatur

  • Jitendra Kumar: Masterpieces Of Mathura Museum. Sundeep Prakashan 2002. ISBN 978-81-7574-118-8

Weblinks

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Koordinaten: 27° 29′ 34″ N, 77° 40′ 50″ O

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Government Museum - Mathura 2013-02-23 5014.JPG
(c) Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
The Government Museum, (hi: Rashtriya Sangrahalaya) formerly The Curzon Museum of Archaeology, Museum Road or Murari Lal Rajpal road, Dampier Nagar, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. The museum was founded by the then collector of the Mathura district Mr. F S Growse in 1874. This present building was started functioning from 1930. This museum is administrating by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh of India.
Archaeology Gallery - Government Museum - Mathura 2013-02-22 4763.JPG
(c) Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
This gallery is a part of the Government Museum, (hi: Rashtriya Sangrahalaya) formerly The Curzon Museum of Archaeology, Museum Road or Murari Lal Rajpal road, Dampier Nagar, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. This museum is administrating by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh of India.
Four-armed Seated Vishnu in Meditation - Mediaeval Period - Pannapur - ACCN 14-379 - Government Museum - Mathura 2013-02-23 5275.JPG
(c) Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
This artefact resides at the Government Museum, (hi: Rashtriya Sangrahalaya) formerly The Curzon Museum of Archaeology, Museum Road or Murari Lal Rajpal road, Dampier Nagar, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. This museum is administrating by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh of India.
Copper Age Tool - ACCN 93-51 - Prehistory and Terracotta Gallery - Government Museum - Mathura 2013-02-24 6248.JPG
(c) Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
This artefact resides at the Government Museum, (hi: Rashtriya Sangrahalaya) formerly The Curzon Museum of Archaeology, Museum Road or Murari Lal Rajpal road, Dampier Nagar, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. This museum is administrating by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh of India.
Vamanavatar Vishnu - Circa 10th Century CE - Mawana - ACCN 78-1 - Government Museum - Mathura 2013-02-23 5228.JPG
(c) Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
This artefact resides at the Government Museum, (hi: Rashtriya Sangrahalaya) formerly The Curzon Museum of Archaeology, Museum Road or Murari Lal Rajpal road, Dampier Nagar, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. This museum is administrating by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh of India.
Great Emperor Kanishka - Greatest of Kushan Monarchs - Circa 1st Century CE - Mathura - Government Museum - Mathura 2013-02-23 5836.JPG
(c) Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
This artefact resides at the Government Museum, (hi: Rashtriya Sangrahalaya) formerly The Curzon Museum of Archaeology, Museum Road or Murari Lal Rajpal road, Dampier Nagar, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. This museum is administrating by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh of India.
Bodhisattva Head with Turban - Circa 1st Century CE - Mathura - ACCN 16-1239 - Government Museum - Mathura 2013-02-24 5964.JPG
(c) Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
This artefact resides at the Government Museum, (hi: Rashtriya Sangrahalaya) formerly The Curzon Museum of Archaeology, Museum Road or Murari Lal Rajpal road, Dampier Nagar, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. This museum is administrating by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh of India.
Head of Buddha - Circa 5th Century CE - Chamunda Mound - ACCN 49-3510 - Government Museum - Mathura 2013-02-23 5515.JPG
(c) Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
This artefact resides at the Government Museum, (hi: Rashtriya Sangrahalaya) formerly The Curzon Museum of Archaeology, Museum Road or Murari Lal Rajpal road, Dampier Nagar, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. This museum is administrating by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh of India.
Upper Half of Ayagapatta with Miniature Tirthankara and Other Sacred Symbols - Circa 1st Century CE - Chaubia Pada - ACCN 48-3426 - Government Museum - Mathura 2013-02-24 5984.JPG
(c) Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
This artefact resides at the Government Museum, (hi: Rashtriya Sangrahalaya) formerly The Curzon Museum of Archaeology, Museum Road or Murari Lal Rajpal road, Dampier Nagar, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. This museum is administrating by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh of India.