Malda Museum

Malda Museum is an archaeological museum located in English Bazar, Malda, West Bengal. Established in 1937, it houses an important collection of artifacts excavated from the ancient cities of Gour and Pandua, former capitals of Bengal. The museum is notable for its stone sculptures, terracotta plaques, inscriptions, coins and images representing Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic heritage, offering insight into the region's historical and artistic evolution.

Visitors can expect a compact, state-run archaeological museum with indoor galleries displaying stone sculptures, terracotta plaques, ancient inscriptions, coins and architectural fragments recovered from Gour and Pandua. The setting is a simple institutional building in English Bazar with display cases organized by period and material. Visitors can walk through galleries at their own pace, view Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic artifacts, and learn about the history of ancient Bengal through labelled exhibits.

Established in 1937, Malda Museum was founded to preserve and display antiquities discovered during excavations at Gour and Pandua, which served as capitals of Bengal under various dynasties including the Pala, Sena and Sultanate periods. Its collection documents the region's political, artistic and architectural history from early historic times through the medieval period.

The museum preserves the composite cultural heritage of the Malda region, showcasing Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic artistic traditions through sculptures, inscriptions and terracotta art, and serves as an educational resource for understanding Bengal's historical continuity and craftsmanship.