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State Museum

Overview

•The State Museum in Lucknow is a prominent museum located in the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, India.
•The museum is in the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Gardens, Banarasi Bagh, Lucknow.

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The State Museum in Lucknow is a prominent museum located in the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, India.
The museum is in the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Gardens, Banarasi Bagh, Lucknow.
The museum was established in 1863 from the collection of Colonel Saunders Alexius Abbott, and was given the status of ‘Provincial Museum’ before being renamed the ‘State Museum’ in 1950.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

History

•The museum began in 1863 with a collection of artifacts that were housed in the building of the Choti Chattar Manzil in Qaisar Bagh by the then commissioner of Lucknow, Colonel Abbott.
•This repository functioned as a municipal institution in its early days until 1883, when it was given the status of a "Provincial Museum".
•The museum was transferred to a larger space in the erstwhile coronation hall of the Nawabs of Awadh, Lal Baradari in June 1884.
•A special archeological section of the museum was established in 1909, using the premises of the old Canning College in Qaiser Bagh.

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The State Museum in Lucknow is a prominent museum located in the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, India. The museum is in the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Gardens, Banarasi Bagh, Lucknow.

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The State Museum in Lucknow is a prominent museum located in the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, India. The museum is in the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Gardens, Banarasi Bagh, Lucknow.

It is about 2.2 km from central Lucknow.

The most comfortable months are January, February, October, November and December; April is the hottest, with highs around 38°C.