Jalan Museum

The Jalan Museum (Hindi: जलान संग्रहालय), Quila house, is a private museum located in Patna, Bihar, India. It is one of the only two private museums in Bihar state.[3][4]

Jalan Museum, Patna
Quila House
Established1919
LocationPatna, Bihar, India
Coordinates25.598591°N 85.229547°E / 25.598591; 85.229547
TypeArt & Heritage Museum[1]
Collections10,000 objects[2]
OwnerBM Jalan, GM Jalan and SM Jalan
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Overview

Quila House is a private residential house on the banks of the Ganga river in the old town of Patna, in the state of Bihar, in northern India. Built in 1919, the house is known for the collection of objets d'art and antiques that is a personal achievement of Diwan Bahadur Radha Krishna Jalan (R.K. Jalan) (1882–1954), who was a businessman and an art collector.[5] The building it is in the style of English and Dutch and is known locally as the Quila House.[6]

The collection of objects numbering to about 10,000, belonged mostly to the modern period include stone, metal, terra cotta, ivory, glass and porcelains. Of the art objects, many are European and a few from the far and near eastern countries of Asia.[2][7]

Part of the building continues to be a private residential area of the Jalan family. The museum is open to visitors 9-11 am, Mondays to Saturdays, and 10 am - 4 pm on Sundays, though prior appointment, 48 hours before the visit is required.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Things to Do — Jalan Museum, Patna, Bihar". Nivalink.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. "Jalan Museum — Patna's Unique Private Museum". Go4patna.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. "Museums run by the Private Individuals". Directorate of Museum, Govt. of Birhar. p. 5. Retrieved 6 January 2014. Other one being: Kumar Sangrahalay, Hasanpur, Smastipur
  4. Pranava K Chaudhary 20 Sep 2011, 07.30am IST (20 September 2011). "Quake damages Jalan Museum — Times Of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. Bihar, past & present: souvenir, 13th Annual Congress of Epigraphical ... - P. N. Ojha, Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute — Google Books. 1 January 1985. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. Opening hours. "Qila House (Jalan Museum)". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  7. "Jalan Museum". Patna4u.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  8. "Contact Quila House". Quila House. Retrieved 6 January 2014.


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