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Visakha Museum
Visakha Museum (known fully as Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Museum) is a museum located in the port city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, India, which houses the historical treasures and artifacts of the Kalingandhra region. It was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Janardhana Reddy on 8 October 1991, owned by Government of India.
The Eastern Naval Command has handed over the Naval Artefacts to GVMC to set up a Maritime Museum in the Dutch Bungalow located in the Visakha Museum premises, Beach Road. Earlier, the original heritage artefacts belonging to this region were housed in Dutch bungalows. As it was converted into a maritime museum, the GVMC constructed two-story blocks on the rear side of the Visakha Museum premises to relocate the heritage artefacts.
After the Dutch Bungalow was acquired, then Commissioner Sri Sameer Sarma I.A.S. and the then Mayor Sri D V Subba Rao made all available efforts in acquiring antique and historic artefacts from the royal families of the region, such as Vijayanagaram Samsthanam, Kirlampudi Estate (Bobbili), Ankitham House, Jaipore family (Odisha), local institutions such as VPT, HSL, AU, Navy, and other local distinctive personalities. The museum was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Sri N. Janardhan Reddy, on 8 October 1991.
During the year 2003–2004, renovation of the Dutch Building was undertaken at a cost of Rs 30.00 lakhs. While the building was under renovation, the Navy requested that the MCV allow them to establish the Maritime Museum in the Dutch Building, thus the Maritime Museum was established and inaugurated on 4 December 2004. An MoU was entered between MCV and the Navy. While the Dutch Building was allotted for the Maritime Museum, MCV has constructed two floors with a plinth of about 20.000sq ft over the existing State Archeology Department block to accommodate the Corporation Museum at a cost of Rs. 35.00 lakhs. The HW Mayor inaugurated the new block on 14 March 2005. The museum's total extension area is 5.00 acres.
Artefacts in the Maritime Museum are displayed in 10 rooms.
The Heritage Museum is located in a two-story building on the rear side of the Visakha Museum and consists of artefacts and heirlooms from North - Coastal Andhra.
Ground Floor(Archaeological museum)
Archeology Museum, maintained by the Assistant Director, Archeology Department.
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Visakha Museum
Visakha Museum (known fully as Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Museum) is a museum located in the port city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, India, which houses the historical treasures and artifacts of the Kalingandhra region. It was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Janardhana Reddy on 8 October 1991, owned by Government of India.
The Eastern Naval Command has handed over the Naval Artefacts to GVMC to set up a Maritime Museum in the Dutch Bungalow located in the Visakha Museum premises, Beach Road. Earlier, the original heritage artefacts belonging to this region were housed in Dutch bungalows. As it was converted into a maritime museum, the GVMC constructed two-story blocks on the rear side of the Visakha Museum premises to relocate the heritage artefacts.
After the Dutch Bungalow was acquired, then Commissioner Sri Sameer Sarma I.A.S. and the then Mayor Sri D V Subba Rao made all available efforts in acquiring antique and historic artefacts from the royal families of the region, such as Vijayanagaram Samsthanam, Kirlampudi Estate (Bobbili), Ankitham House, Jaipore family (Odisha), local institutions such as VPT, HSL, AU, Navy, and other local distinctive personalities. The museum was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Sri N. Janardhan Reddy, on 8 October 1991.
During the year 2003–2004, renovation of the Dutch Building was undertaken at a cost of Rs 30.00 lakhs. While the building was under renovation, the Navy requested that the MCV allow them to establish the Maritime Museum in the Dutch Building, thus the Maritime Museum was established and inaugurated on 4 December 2004. An MoU was entered between MCV and the Navy. While the Dutch Building was allotted for the Maritime Museum, MCV has constructed two floors with a plinth of about 20.000sq ft over the existing State Archeology Department block to accommodate the Corporation Museum at a cost of Rs. 35.00 lakhs. The HW Mayor inaugurated the new block on 14 March 2005. The museum's total extension area is 5.00 acres.
Artefacts in the Maritime Museum are displayed in 10 rooms.
The Heritage Museum is located in a two-story building on the rear side of the Visakha Museum and consists of artefacts and heirlooms from North - Coastal Andhra.
Ground Floor(Archaeological museum)
Archeology Museum, maintained by the Assistant Director, Archeology Department.
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