Archeological Museum, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

Archeological Museum, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

Khajuraho Archeological Museum is located at Khajuraho town in Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is one of the best archeological museums in Madhya Pradesh.

History

This Museum was set up in 1910 by W.A. Jardine, an officer of the British Empire to preserve the loose sculptures found around the temples in Khajuraho. Initially, the remnants of the temples were assembled and preserved in an enclosure near the Matangesvara Temple in the Western Group of Temples. This open-air museum was known as Jardine Museum. The Archaeological Survey of India took over and renamed it as the Archaeological Museum in 1967.

The Museum

The museum comprises of five galleries. It has about 2000 sculptures on display belonged to various religious traditions like Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. The most prominent among the collections is four headed Vishnu, known as Vaikuntha. This central head is human, while the other three are of Hayagriva, Narasimha and Varaha.

Museum Timings

The Museum remain open from 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM daily except Fridays.

Connectivity

The Museum is located at about 2 Kms from Khajuraho Bus Stand, 4 Kms from Rajnagar, 6 Kms from Khajuraho Airport, 10 Kms from Khajuraho Railway Station, 13 Kms from Bamitha, 39 Kms from Chhatarpur, 47 Kms from Panna and 396 Kms from Bhopal. Khajuraho is situated on Bamitha to Rajnagar route. Khajuraho railway station connects the town by a daily train to Delhi via Mahoba, Jhansi and Gwalior. It provides a daily train connecting to Agra, Jaipur, Bhopal and Udaipur. A local daily train also connects to Kanpur, whilst Varanasi is connected three times a week. Khajuraho Airport has flights to Delhi, Agra, Varanasi and Mumbai.

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