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.
Dr. Banani Bhattacharyya is the deputy director since November 2015.
Museums
Museums maintained by this department are
- Jahaj Kothi Museum at Firoz Shah Palace Complex in Hisar is a zonal museum.
- Panchkula Museum at Sector-5 Panchkula is an upcoming state museum.
- Panipat Museum near Western Yamuna Canal at Binjhol village 5 km from Panipat
- 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
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