Vaishali Museum

Near to Vaishali Museum Shantistup is available you should once visit there. Vaishali Museum has very rare things available like old age coins, paintings sculpture, Pali script all these things Can see. But visiting charge is 10 Rs for Indian Tourists and foreign tourists its may high charge. Also you can see Vietnam people made some Buddhist monestry but Indians might be not allowed to go inside. If anyone goes inside please share the pictures. Thanks

Had really amazing time with my family here when we were on a trip to Patna and around. This is place is very calm and cool! I love this place! Vaishali was one of the oldest and largest cities of ancient India. This place is to preserve and display the antiquities found during exploration and excavation of sites associated with ancient Vaishali. Worth visiting!

Wow musuem If you like seeing historical artifacts.

Located in Vaishali, it contains excavated items dating as early as 600 B.C.

Ticket charges are nominal,10/- person. Must visit if you truly want to understand the culture and art of those times.

Vaishali Museum displays antiques found during the excavation of ancient Vaishali. Established by the Archaeological Survey of India in the 1971.
the museum showcases prized possessions of a Buddha sculpture belonging to Pala period in which he is adorned with a beautiful crown, splendid necklaces and other ornaments.
There is a remarkable headless sculpture of Buddha in Bhumisparsha mudra. Amongst the exhibits is an extraordinary collection of antiques by a local villager, which belongs to the pre-independence era. These were donated to the museum.
Sculptures of Vishnu and Uma Shankar are present in the museum and there are figures of human beings and animals like monkeys, snakes, horse, bulls, etc. The museum has over 2000 antiques showcasing the medieval cultures and the reign of Mauryas, Guptas, Kushans and Sanga.

Good historic place but ruined by the government
Need improvement as soon as possible

Archaeological Museum of Vaishali is a famous travel attraction in Bihar. This historic museum is an amazing place to gather the knowledge of the earliest human inhabitation, the reign of regional dynasties, culture-tradition, Buddha and his teachings, and other things about Vaishali. Many tourists, including the foreign nationals, visit this museum to gain an insight about Vaishali.

At a distance of 500 m from Vishwa Shanti Stupa, and 3 km from Basarh Bus Station, Vaishali Museum is an archaeological museum situated on the banks of Coronation Tank in Vaishali, Bihar. It is one of the popular museums in Bihar, and among the interesting places to visit in Vaishali for history lovers.

Vaishali Museum was established in the year 1971 by the Archaeological Survey of India to persevere and display the antiquities discovered at the various sites in Vaishali. The basis of this museum was a small collection of antiquities by a local villager in pre Independence days and was subsequently taken over by a local museum controlled by VishaliSangh. With the establishment of the present museum by the Archaeological Survey of India, all the antiquities were donated to it by the VaishaliSangh. Now, the museum has over 2000 antiques showcasing the medieval cultures and the reign of Mauryas, Guptas, Kushans, and Sanga.

The museum consists of four galleries around a central courtyard. The first gallery has a vast collection of exhibits like the human figurines, terracotta toys, Bodhisattva, Goddess Durga, and others. Besides these, stone Chhatravali, molded bricks, and brick tiles are also present here. The second gallery displays the monolithic seal that was used by the officials. It also shows the terracotta toys like the ram, bull, elephant, horse, dog, monkey, etc. The third gallery of this museum houses the ancient coins belong to the different eras and have different shapes and sizes while the fourth gallery house diverse items that include the jewelry, semi-precious gemstones, unused ammo, iron weaponry, etc.

This museum is not too big but you will be able to see some historical things here. Camera is not allowed inside this museum. Reasonable ticket fee.