GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/India report

This Month in GLAM – Volume XIV, Issue I, January 2024

India report

Documenting ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) Museums in Bihar

Wiki Exploration Program

With the Wiki Exploration Program, the West Bengal Wikimedians User Group has been documenting archaeological and heritage sites in Eastern India for the past six years. Museums have also been an integral part of this project. For example, six museums were documented during the Wiki Explores Bihar – Phase II.

During January, photos of two of these were uploaded along with the description to Wikimedia Commons.

Archaeological Museum, Bodhgaya

Bodh Gaya, associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex, is one of the main Buddhist pilgrimage sites. The museum located nearby opened in 1956 and houses several sculptures, artefacts and antiquities related to Buddhism and Hinduism from the 2nd century BC to 11th century CE, including some objects from the Mauryan, Gupta and Mughal periods.

Commons Category

Buddha Life Events
Vases
Remains of the railings which once enclosed the Mahabodhi Temple
Spout
Stupa

Nalanda Museum

Established in 1917, the Nalanda Museum houses the artefacts found during the excavation of the Nalanda Mahavihara, considered to be the World’s first residential university. There are also a few objects found from the neighbouring villages and Rajgir. Around 350 artefacts are on display, and more than thirteen thousand are kept in reserve.

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