Mahatma
Phule Museum of Pune is situated on Ghole Road, Shivaji Nagar. The
museum was founded in the year 1890 and was known as 'Lord Ray Museum'.
The museum has on display an array of industrial products, agricultural
articles and handicraft items. In the following lines, we have provided
more information about Mahatma Phule Museum of Puna, India…
One of the unique features of the museum is that it comprises of the
body samples of the animals, right from elephants to seal fishes. The
117-year-old museum also has a rich collection of items related to arms
and armory, forestry, geology, natural history, textiles, etc. The other
attractions of Mahatma Phule Museum of Pune comprise of brassware, stone
carvings, marble statues and oil paintings.
History of the Museum
The museum culture that had swept India in the late 19th century had
left it with lots of museum. However, when the country gained
independence, it was realized that only few of them were owned by the
Government. Two such museums were the Prince of Wales Museum of Western
India and the Lord Ray Industrial Museum of Pune, in which the then
Bombay Government had a hand. The latter one was later renamed as the
'Mahatma Phule Museum'. Its management was then handed over to a board
of trustees.
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