Government Museum and Art Gallery in Chandigarh

The Government Museum and Art Gallery is renowned as one of the best museums in Chandigarh for its collection of stone sculptures, miniature paintings, decorative arts and coins. Built in 1968 and located in Sector 10, the Government Museum and Art Gallery in Chandigarh is a famous tourist attraction place housing magnificent Gandhara period stone sculptures. Open on all days save Monday, the museum is the ideal place for viewing the prehistoric fossils and artifacts. It also houses beautiful miniature paintings. The museum has a spacious reference library for meeting the intellectual needs of scholars and students alike. The extensive galleries in Government Museum and Art Gallery in Chandigarh can be classified under Gandhara and Hindu Sculptures, Miniature paintings, Decorative Arts and Coins, and Contemporary Art Gallery.

The most famous section of the museum is undoubtedly the Gandhara Sculpture Section, which contains 627 Gandhara works of art that India received as her share of the Lahore Museum's collection during partition. These stylistic sculptures include many Buddha and Bodhisattva images of varying sizes. Some of them like the standing image of Hariti found from Skarah Dheri are regarded sculptural treasures because they are dated and bear inscriptions. Some of the notable sculptures in Government Museum and Art Gallery in Chandigarh include a bust of Boddhisattva from early 2nd century A.D., standing figures Boddhisattva from 2nd century A.D. or the image of Buddha and other divinities from 3rd century A.D. The museum also houses an impressive collection of miniature paintings of the Pahari School of Art, and also miniatures of the Rajasthani idiom, along with paintings concerned with the Sikh Art. The Indian Miniature Painting Section at Government Museum and Art Gallery in Chandigarh houses paintings from Mughal era, all classes of Rajasthani era including Mewar, Bundi, Marwar and a host of others, and various classes of Kangra painting. The Indian Contemporary Section has been built up keeping in mind the famous artists and famous styles.

Whether you are a scholar or a leisure traveler to the city, the Government Museum and Art Gallery in Chandigarh will provide an excellent place to idle an afternoon away marveling at the beautiful works of art.

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