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While the museum seeks to play a key role in creating awareness among the present generations, its primary objective is to preserve all the evidences of Vaishnava heritage, living traditions as well as the intangible heritage which are disappearing very fast. Gaudiya Mission has an extremely rich collection of resources such as artefacts, manuscripts etc. Besides these, the museum will feature some extremely valuable exhibits like Adhaksaja- Vishnu Vigraha and its Simhasana as used to worship by Jagannath Mishra and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu found at Mayapur as well as original hand-writing of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, among other items.
A detailed table of galleries and exhibits can be found here
Stone pillar, Sri Gour Nityananda Temple
Size: 1sqf, L-15”, H-5”
Source Sringar Bata, Vrindavan
Material Red Sand Stone
Stone carved wall tile
Size: 16.1/2” x 11”
Source Radha Govinda Temple, Vrindavan
Material Red Sand Stone
A piece of the Kantha used by Srila Rasikananda Prabhu
Size: 2.1/2” x 1.1/2”
Source Gopivallavpur, Medinipur (W)
Material Cloth
Wall Tile, Radha Govinda Temple, Shyamananda Goswami, Gopivallavpur.
Size: (i) 5”x3”5mm, H-1”
(ii) 5”x4.1/2”, 5mm, H-1”
Source Gopivallavpur, Medinipur (W)
Material Red Sand Stone
Tilak Kathi used by Rasikananda Prabhu
Size: 3” 10mm x 27mm
Source Gopivallavpur, Medinipur (W)
Material Wood
Piece of Sandal wood used by Rasikananda Prabhu.
Size: 10 mm x 10 mm
Source Gopivallavpur, Medinipur (W)
Material Sandal Wood
Malika Guti used by Rasikananda Prabhu.
Size: 15 mm x 20 mm
Source Gopivallavpur, Medinipur (W)
Material Tulasi Wood
Clay Pot used by Srila Rasikananda Prabhu.
Size: H-9” x L-4”
Source Gopivallavpur, Medinipur (W)
Material Clay
Water glass used by Srila Rasikananda Prabhu.
Size: H-3” 10mm x L-2” 5mm
Source Gopivallavpur, Medinipur (W)
Material Marble Stone
Water glass used by Srila Rasikananda Prabhu.
Size: H-3.1/2” 5mm x L-3” 5mm
Source Gopivallavpur, Medinipur (W)
Material Black Stone
Vijaya Vigraha of Sri Jagannath
Size: H-16.1/2“ x 7“
Source Mayna, Medinipur (E)
Material Wood
Part of Stone Pillars collected from Old Sri Radhamadanmohan Temple, Vrindavan, Year 1540 Approx.
Size: H-22.1/2” x L-4”
Source Vrindavan, Radhamadanmohan Temple
Material Stone
Terracotta Brick with Lotus motif, Sridhar Temple, Vrindavan Das Thakur’s Sripat. 300 hundread years old.
Size: L- 6” 10mm x 6.1/2” H-2.1/2” 10mm
Source Sridhar Temple, Burdwan, Denur
Material Earthen Brick, Terracotta
Terracotta Brick with Creeper motif, Sridhar Temple, Vrindavan Das Thakur’s Sripat. 300 hundread years old.
Size: 8” x 6”
Source Sridhar Temple, Burdwan, Denur
Material Earthen Brick, Terracotta
Terracotta Brick with Flower & Creeper motif, Sridhar Temple, Vrindavan Das Thakur’s Sripat. 300 hundread years old.
Size: 6.1/2” x 7.1/2”
Source Sridhar Temple, Burdwan, Denur
Material Earthen Brick, Terracotta
Portrait of Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami
Source Sripat, Jhamatpur, Burdwan.
Material Art Paper
Part of a letter (block mounted) of Srila Thakur Bhakti Vinod.
Size: 4.1/2” x 3” 5mm
Source Sauri Prapanna Ashram, Medinipur
Material Wooden block
Designed flower verse used by Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur.
Size: H-7” x L-5.1/2”
Source Sauri Prapanna Ashram, Medinipur
Material Clay
Colour Printed Tin box (Small) of Thakur Bhakti Vinod Thakur.
Size: L-6” x H-3.1/2” 10mm
Source Sauri Prapanna Ashram, Medinipur
Material Tin Iron
Pinhole Camera with a silk screen owned by Thakur Bhakti Vinod.
Size: L-5.1/2” x 4” 12mm
Source Sauri, Prapanna Ashram, Medinipur
Material Metal & Glass
A piece of the bark of the Star apple tree of house by Bhakti Vinod Thakur
Size: L-2’2.1/2” x 11.1/2”
Source Virnagar, Ulla, Nadia
Material Wood
Clay fruit models Gifted to Thakur Bhakti Vinod and display at the Bhajan Kutir.
Size: Mocha- 8”x3”,
G. Banana-5.1/2”x1.1/2”
Source Sauri Prapanna Ashram, Establish by Thakur Bhakti Vinod, Medinipur.
Material Clay
Piece of lotus motif from wall of Sri Gaudiya Math Temple.
Size: 13”x7”
Source Sri Gaudiya Math, Bagbazar, Kolkata
Material Cement + white sand
Photograph, 3 nos., Srila Vrindavandas Thakur.
Size: H-150 mm x W-120 mm
Source Denur, Sripat
Material Machine Made Paper
Broach angered with Royal British Symbol of Edward VII used by Vinod Vani Dasi.
Source Gaudiya Math, London
Material Metal Bronze.
Cup Used by Vinod Vani Dasi alias Ms. D. C. Bowtel, London (U.K.)
Size: L-130 mm, W-100 mm, H-60 mm
Source Gaudiya Math, London
Material Porcelain
Patta Dor (Belt) of Sri Jagannatha Deva, Puri, Orissa.
Source Satasan Math, Puri, Orissa
Material Jute
Adjustable engraved metal box used by Srimad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada
Size: L-330 mm, W-140 mm, H-200 mm
Source Sri Gaudiya Math, Bagbazar, Kolkata
Material Bronze
Pair of Shoe wore by Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada, Year : 1934.
Size: L-265 mm, W-190 mm, H-75 mm
Source Sri Gaudiya Math, Bagbazar, Kolkata
Material Leather
Coat wore by Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada, Year : 1932.
Size: L-460 mm, W-370 mm
Source Sri Gaudiya Math, Bagbazar, Kolkata
Material Silken Garment
Mirror infixed in artistic wooden frame with garment stand, used by Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada, Year : 1930.
Size: L-930 mm, H-630 mm
Source Sri Gaudiya Math, Bagbazar, Kolkata
Material Wood + Glass + Metal
Rotating Wooden Chair with cushion used by Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada, Year 1935.
Size: W-630 mm, H-990 mm, L-670 mm
Source Sri Gaudiya Math, Bagbazar, Kolkata
Material Wood
Wooden Stand for garments and articles used by Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada, Year 1930.
Size: H-1760 mm, W-620 mm
Source Sri Gaudiya Math, Bagbazar, Kolkata
Material Wood
Wooden Sofa with Cushion used by Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada, Year 1935.
Size: L-1680 mm, W-680 mm H-710 mm
Source Sri Gaudiya Math, Bagbazar, Kolkata
Material Wood
Small Metal Jar with metal lid used by Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada. Year 1933.
Size: H-160 mm, W-150 mm
Source Sri Gaudiya Math, Bagbazar, Kolkata
Material Metal
Korni used by Srimad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada at the time laying foundation stone of Bagbazar Gaudiya Math, Donated by Sri Jagabandhu Dutta (Bhakti Ranjan), Year 1929.
Size: L-275 mm, W-85 mm, H-35 mm
Source Sri Gaudiya Math, Bagbazar, Kolkata
Material Silver
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MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD STRUCTURE
SRI CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS LIST
PATRON
- HON'BLE JUSTICE SHYAMALKUMAR SEN
(Former Governor of West Bengal).
Chairman
- DR. SAROJ GHOSE
(Museum Advisor to Hon'ble President, Govt. of India, Retired Director General, NCSM, Former President, International Council of Museum)
Vice-Chairman
- DR. HARIPRASAD KANORIA
(Former Judge, Lok Adalat, Kolkata High Court Editor-in-chief, Business Economics)
Convener
- SRIPAD BHAKTISUNDAR SANYASI MAHARAJ
(General Secretary, Gaudiya Mission)
Member
- SHRI G. S. RAUTELA
(Director General National Council of Science Museum) - PROFESSOR DR. PIYALI PALIT
(Philosophy, Jadavpur University, ICCR Chair of Professor in Sanskrit and Indian Philosophy) - DR. ARIJIT DATTA CHAUDHURY (Director, Science City)
- DR. INDRANI BHATTACHARYA (HEAD, Department of Museology, University of Calcutta)
- DR. SUBODH KUMAR BHATTACHARYA (Ex-DG HIDCO)
- DR. JAYANTA SENGUPTA (Secretary & Curator, Victoria Memorial Hall)
- MS. MANJU MITRA (Management Consultant, IT Security & Business Risk Management Specialist)
- SRIPAD BHAKTINISHTA NYASI MAHARAJ (Asst. Secretary, Gaudiya Mission)
- SM. ABANTIKA GARAI (Advocate, Calcutta High Court)
Architect
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Prof. Dr. Gopal Mitra
B.ARCH. (HONS). (I. I.T.-KGP), M. ARCH (Univ. of Mich, U.S.A.), D. Litt. M.C.A., F.I.I.A., F.I.S., F.I.V.Whenever shall Dharma languish and Adharma be basely ascendant
Then will I incarnate myself.
To restore Dharma I shall be born from age to age.True to His words, He descends from Vaikuntha – In human form – the magnificent manifestation of the SUPREME on this planet earth in His eternal LILABHUMI – the immortal BHARAT, to conduct, transmute and for deliverance of the afflicted humanity. God incarnate Bhagaban Chaitanya Mahapraabhu is the living presence for ever with overflowing love, boundless and over powering and nothing on earth to equal. To commemorate his living presence for ever on earth an international class Museum under the guidance of Dr. Saroj Ghosh, depicting his entire life in 3D, 4D presentation galleries and space theatre and will make a pilgrimage to eternity to have a positive test of the Bliss of the Infinite. Humanity is passing through its worst crisis in History. A spiritual awakening only can save mankind from total annihilation and this museum, dedicated to ‘Rise of Man’ will keep inspiring generations to make a meaningful existence on this planet earth.
All glory to Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his Gaudiya Mission.
Concept Design
G. S. Rautela
Ex. Director General,
National Council of Science Museums
Block-GN, Sector-V, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata-91, India.I am extremely delighted to learn that Gaudiya Mission is setting up a museum on Mahaprabhu Sri Krishna Chaitanya to commemorate his 525th Birth Anniversary. I consider the idea of setting up the museum on the teachings and ideals of Mahaprabhu Sri Krishna Chaitanya is a unique concept and the museum on such a theme could be highly educative. I am sure the museum will educate the masses on the ideals of Mahaprabhu Sri Krishna Chaitanya which will help in developing value system in the society.
I wish all the best in realizing your mission of developing the museum. I would extend my personal as well as organizational support that may be needed in developing the museum.
Anil Shrikrishna Manekar
Director General,
National Council of Science Museums
Block-GN, Sector-V, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata-91, India.
Dr. Saroj Ghose
Museum Advisor to Hon'ble President,
Govt. of India, Retired Director General,
NCSM, Former President,
International Council of Museum
S. Chaudhuri
Director
Central Research & Training Laboratory
National Council of Science Museums
Ministry of Culture, Government of India
33 Block GN, Sector-V
Bidhan Nagar Kolkata 700091, West Bengal, India