Bejai Museum

Bejai Museum, also known as Srimanthi Bai Memorial Government Museum, is a government-run heritage museum located in the Bejai locality of Mangaluru, Karnataka. Established in the mid-20th century, it preserves archaeological and historical artifacts from coastal Karnataka and beyond. The museum is notable for its collection of ancient coins, stone inscriptions, sculptures, paintings, and ethnographic objects that illustrate the region's history, art and cultural heritage.

Visitors can expect a compact government museum housed in a dedicated building in Bejai, displaying galleries of archaeological finds, stone sculptures, inscriptions, old coins, paintings, wooden carvings and ethnographic artifacts from Dakshina Kannada and surrounding regions. The setting is indoor and educational, with labeled exhibits arranged for self-paced viewing and study of coastal Karnataka's history and art traditions.

The museum was established as the Srimanthi Bai Memorial Government Museum in Bejai to preserve and display archaeological and historical collections from the Dakshina Kannada region. It houses artifacts including inscriptions, sculptures and coins that document the historical development of coastal Karnataka.

The museum showcases the cultural heritage of Tulunadu and coastal Karnataka through its display of temple sculptures, folk artifacts, traditional crafts and artworks, serving as an educational resource on the region's art, religion and social history.