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Patna Museum was built in 1917 during the British Raj in the Indian state of Bihar. It was built to house the historical artifacts found in the district of Patna, it is locally known as Jadu Ghar. The items displayed in the museum are archaeological objects, coins, art objects, paintings, instruments, textiles, paintings, thankas, bronze images and sculptures and terra cotta images by Hindu and Buddhist artists. It also has a rare collection of British-period paintings depicting day-to-day life, as well as a fine collection related to the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. According to Wikipedia: "Patna Museum is the state museum of the Indian state of Bihar. Built in 1917 during the British Raj to house the historical artefacts found in the vicinity of Patna, it is in the styl
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