Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums

Government of Haryana
Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums

Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Haryana
Headquarters	Haryana Civil Secretariat, Sector-1, Chandigarh 30°45′40″N 76°48′2″E / 30.76111°N 76.80056°E / 30.76111; 76.80056
Website	http://archaeologyharyana.nic.in

Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums is a Ministry and department of the Government of Haryana in India.

Description[]

This department came into existence in 1972 after Haryana was established as a new state in 1966 within India after being separated from Punjab. This was established as a cell under the education department in 1969, which was upgraded to a separate department in 1972. It published archaeology and excavation reports, maintains notified archaeology sites and three museums.^[1]

Museums[]

Museums maintained by this department are^[1]

• Jahaj Kothi Museum at Firoz Shah Palace Complex in Hisar is a zonal museum.
• at Sector-5 Panchkula is an upcoming state museum.
• near Western Yamuna Canal at Binjhol village 5 km from Panipat^[2]
• at Pinjore Gardens in Pinjore is a site museum.
• Shrikrishna Museum at Kurukshetra is a state museum.
• inside Sheikh Chilli's Tomb at Thanesar in Kurukshetra
• Guru Gobind Singh Martial Art Museum at Yamunanagar.
• Jayanti Devi Archaeological Museum at Jind.

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