Ethnological Museum | |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh |
Coordinates: | 22.328°N 91.815°W |
Established: | 1965 |
Location: | Agrabad C/A, Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Type: | Ethnological |
Visitors: | 200-300 (per day) |
Curator: | Mohammed Amiruzzaman[1] |
The Ethnological Museum of Chittagong (Bengali: জাতিতাত্ত্বিক জাদুঘর) is the only ethnological museum in Bangladesh. Located in Agrabad, Chittagong,[2] it contains displays featuring the history of Bangladesh's tribal people.[3]
The museum was established in 1965 and opened to the public in 1974. Two rooms were added to the museum during 1985–1995. In 1996, a gallery with folk articles of Bengali-speaking people was added.