Haryana Rural Antique Museum

The Haryana Rural Antique Museum in Hisar, Haryana, India is located inside the Gandhi Bhawan building of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University.[1][2][3]

Haryana Rural Antique Museum
Location within Haryana
Haryana Rural Antique Museum (India)
LocationGandhi Bhawan, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India
Coordinates29°09′N 75°42′E
TypeMuseum
Public transit accessHisar bus stand, Hisar Airport, Hisar Junction railway station
Websitewww.hau.ernet.in

History

The museum construction started in 1975 [4] and was completed around 1978,[5][2] to preserve the vanishing antiques of rural Haryana.[6] The museum was extended with additional space in 2010.[1][3]

Departments and collections

The museum houses the collection of antiquities showcasing development of agriculture and rural society in Haryana. The collection includes dresses, agricultural and farm tools and implements, rural tools and equipment, rural music instruments, Haryanvi folk dresses for men and women, farm vehicles, erc.[1][3]

Exhibition hall

The Gandhi Bhawan building, that houses the extension education department of the university, also has exhibition hall for hosting exhibitions.[1][2][3]

  • Fletcher Bhawan of CCS HAU lies immediately north of museum.
  • Indira Gandhi Auditorium lies immediately in the south-west corner of museum.

See also

References
  1. Gandhi Bhawan museum
  2. Agropedia - HAU museum
  3. HAU Extension department
  4. 1975, Kurukshetra, vol. 24, pp. 206.
  5. 1978, Haryana Review, Haryana Public Relations Department, vol. 12, pp.163.
  6. 1987, Haryana District Gazetteers: Hisar, Haryana, pp.225.]
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