Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka

Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka (must see)

The Bangladesh National Museum, originally established on 20 March 1913, albeit under another name, and formally inaugurated on 7 August 1913, was accorded the status of the national museum of Bangladesh on 17 November 1983. It is located Shahbag, Dhaka. The museum is well organized and displays have been housed in several departments like department of ethnography and decorative art, department of history and classical art, department of natural history, and department of contemporary and world civilization. The museum also has a conservation laboratory.

The ground floor consists of some old guns at the entrance and the hall where the people book their tickets or assemble to hear the history of the museum. The hall leads to a grand staircase. Beside the hall, there is a smaller room which also acts like the hall and a simple staircase.
Sight description based on Wikipedia.

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Bangladesh National Museum on Map

Sight Name: Bangladesh National Museum
Sight Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh (See walking tours in Dhaka)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
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