Bangladesh National Museum

Coordinates: 23°44.25′N 90°23.67′E / 23.7375°N 90.3945°E / 23.7375; 90.3945

The Bangladesh National Museum (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় যাদুঘর), originally established on 20 March 1913, albeit under another name, and formally inaugurated on 7 August 1913, was accorded the status of the national museum of Bangladesh on 17 November 1983. It is located Shahbag, Dhaka. The museum is well organized and displays have been housed in several departments like department of ethnography and decorative art, department of history and classical art, department of natural history, and department of contemporary and world civilization. The museum also has a conservation laboratory.

The ground floor consists of some old guns in the entrance and the hall where the people book their tickets or assemble to hear the history of the museum. The hall leads to a grand staircase. Beside the hall there is a smaller room which also acts like the hall (it is also used by the guides to tell the visitors about the history) and a simple staircase.

The 1st floor is divided into 22 rooms.

The first room consists of a large map showing the map of Bangladesh and the 64 districts.

The 2nd room consists of an under going work of a large statue of the Royal Bengal Tiger.

These rooms consists of natural beauties found in Bangladesh. In one of the room there is showcase of a tongue of a whale.

The other rooms contains some historic relics of Bengal up to 1900. There is a room which shows the different boats used by the rural people.

The 2nd floor consists of photos of famous people and showcases the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Language Movement of 1952. There are posters used in the war, a torture machine and much more. There are also two libraries

The 3rd Floor consists of Pictures of International politicians, artists, scientists, famous pictures and three international galleries- Korean, Iranian and Swiss