Musa Dakri Museum Explained

Musa Dakri Museum
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Established:	2014
Location:	Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
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The Musa Dakri Museum is a museum at the Aligarh Muslim University.^[1] It is housed in the Kennedy Hall.^[2]

History

The Nizam Museum was the first museum at the university. The Sir Syed Archaeology museum was established in the 1950s.^[3]

The Musa Dakri Museum was established by the merger of these collections in 2014. It was named after Musa Dakri, who donated US$500,000 to the university.^{[4] [5]} Some artefacts went missing in 2014, when they were to be shifted.^[6]

Collections

Sir Syed Gallery

An inscription from the reign of Balban is housed here.

R. C. Gaur Gallery

This gallery contains artefacts excavated from Atranji Kheda.^[7]

References

27.9129°N 78.0746°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: AMU: मूसा डाकरी संग्रहालय में है लकड़ी का जहाज, दो हजार साल पुरानी गौतम बुद्ध की दुर्लभ प्रतिमा . 2023-08-02 . Amar Ujala . hi.
2. Web site: Musa Dakri Museum . Aligarh Muslim University.
3. Web site: The History and Development of University Museum of AMU: MUSA DAKRI MUSEUM .
4. News: 2014-07-04 . AMU to set up world class museum . Business Standard .
5. Web site: 2014-07-10 . Alumni shower donations, AMU set to take up new projects . 2023-08-02 . The Indian Express . en.
6. News: 2018-04-24 . 5000 years old artefacts go missing from AMU's archaeology section . The Times of India . 2023-08-02 . 0971-8257.
7. Web site: एएमयू : मूसा डाकरी संग्रहालय में हैं सैकड़ों साल पुराने बर्तन, खिलौने, चाकू . 2023-08-02 . Amar Ujala . hi.