Odisha State Museum

History

The origin of this museum can be traced back to 1932, when some historians and professors, like William Jones, Ghanashyam Das, N. C. Banerjee, Harekrushna Mahatab established a museum in Ravenshaw College, Cuttack. In 1945–46, the museum was shifted to Brahmananda building in old Bhubaneswar and given the status of a state museum by the government of Odisha. Later, the museum was shifted to Patel Hall in 1950 and again to another building in Unit I, Bhubaneswar. In 1957, the foundation of the museum was laid by then president of India Rajendra Prasad, and finally the museum in the current building started operating from 1960.