Sundarban Anchalik Sangrahashala Collection [18th-19th century]

Sundarban Anchalik Sangrahashala, a regional museum was established on 29th November, 1979 in an abandoned part of Jadunath Nandi Hospital, a charitable dispensary of Baruipur Municipality near Rabindra Bhavan in South 24 Parganas District of West Bengal, India. Shri Hamen Majumdar is the secretary of this museum. A committee comprised of members who love history and allied subjects run the museum. This museum is registered under the Society Act. Now the collection of Sundarban Anchalik Sangrahashala is transferred to the ground floor of Royal Apartment at Masterpara, Modarat, Baruipur in a 900 square feet hall because of the ending of the lease period of the old building. Till today the total number of collections in this museum is more than fourteen hundred. The modes of acquisition of artefacts in this museum are by gift and donation. The rich collections of this museum include metal, wooden and stone sculptures, terracotta potteries, folk art objects, art of needle works, coins, manuscripts, rare books, preserved biological specimens, fossils, geological objects etc.