{"id":1145,"date":"2019-10-30T23:40:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T23:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/?page_id=1145"},"modified":"2023-05-12T08:54:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T08:54:10","slug":"museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

University Museum<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Ballads of Bengal<\/h3>\n

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The district of North 24 Parganas and Bengal where the university is situated has a very rich history and a glorious past. Starting from the significant excavation sites of ancient Bengal (Chandraketugarh) to the towering monuments of the medieval times (Jatardeul, deep inside the Sundarbans) or the modern architecture of the colonial times (Clive House) \u2014 Bengal is an indisputable flag-bearer of India\u2019s rich historical, cultural and educational legacy. A glimpse of the same is beautifully portrayed within the walls of the museum\u2014Ballads of Bengal<\/strong>, setup in June 2019<\/strong> within the West Bengal State University campus. The museum is a journey through the history to modern day Bengal politics, education and culture. It aims to preserve and showcase the rich heritage of the district of North 24 Parganas and Bengal and reinforce the cause of education in young minds.
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\nDr. Sushanta Banerjee of Department of Library and Information Science is the present Director of the Museum.<\/strong>
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Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Days Open: Monday, Wednesday & Friday (for Public Visits<\/strong>).
\nTime: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
\nEntry Fee: INR. 10\/- (Rupees Ten only)
\nMuseum Souvenirs<\/strong> can be purchased from the Finance Department of the University.
\nThe Museum Hall is made available for hosting Special Cultural and Academic programs<\/strong> of the
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Our vision is to form a Study Centre<\/strong> in-line with the social, cultural and historical theme of the Museum.<\/p>\n

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University Museum   Ballads of Bengal   The district of North 24 Parganas and Bengal where the university is situated has a very rich history and a glorious past. Starting from the significant excavation sites of ancient Bengal (Chandraketugarh) to the towering monuments of the medieval times (Jatardeul, deep inside the Sundarbans) or the modern … Continue reading “Museum”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":69,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1145","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1145"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6077,"href":"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1145\/revisions\/6077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}