Murshidabad District Museum

Murshidabad District Museum is a district-level museum located in Jiaganj in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Bhagirathi River. It preserves and displays archaeological and historical artefacts excavated from the Murshidabad region, including sculptures, terracotta plaques, coins, manuscripts and stone objects. The museum is notable for documenting the cultural heritage of ancient Karnasubarna and the Nawabi period of Murshidabad.

Visitors can expect a small indoor museum with galleries displaying stone sculptures, terracotta plaques, ancient coins, copper plates, manuscripts and ethnographic objects excavated from Karnasubarna and other sites in Murshidabad district. The museum is situated in a quiet area of Jiaganj near the Bhagirathi River. Exhibits are arranged in display cases with labels for self-guided viewing, offering an educational overview of the region's archaeological and historical heritage.

The museum was established to preserve archaeological finds from Murshidabad district, particularly from excavations at Karnasubarna, the capital of 7th-century ruler Shashanka, and from sites associated with the Nawabi period when Murshidabad served as the capital of Bengal. Its collection documents the region's long historical sequence from early historic to medieval times.

The museum showcases the cultural heritage of Murshidabad through sculptures, terracotta art, coins and manuscripts, reflecting Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic influences in the region. It serves as an educational resource for understanding local art traditions, craftsmanship and historical continuity in the Bhagirathi river valley.