State : Tripura,
in the north east of India.
Best time to Travel : October to March.
Location : Located in the west of Tripura in Agartala, the capital
city of Tripura in India.
Tripura Government Museum in Tripura
The Tripura Government Museum in Agartala, Tripura was established in the
year 1970. The museum contains some of the rare stone images, old coins,
archaeological articles from Tripura. The museum also houses some very
exquisite items of stone and other archeological items excavated from the
adjoining areas, Bengal Kantha embroidery, sculptures and the 8th-10th
century Buddhist sculptures from Pilak. This is the most ideal place to see
and know about the culture and tradition of Tripura's past and present. You
will also find numerous work of art and architecture, giving you an insight
into the ancient Tripura.
Journey to Tripura
Government Museum
Airport : Agartala is connected by airlines flights with
Calcutta, Guwahati, Delhi.
Railheads : The two nearest railway stations from Agartala
are Kumarghat (160 kms) and Dharama Nagar (200 kms). Both the stations on
the North-East Frontier Railway, are connected with Lumding & Guwahati,
where as Lumding and Guwahati are connected with Calcutta and other major
stations in India.
Road Transport : Good motorable raods connect Agartala with
Silchar- 288 kms, Guwahati- 599 kms, Shillong- 499 kms, Dharmanagar- 200
kms. Tripura Road Transport Corporation buses connect Silchar, Shillong and
Dharma Nagar to Agartala.
Staying near Tripura Government Museum
Agartala has a small but good selection of hotels - nothing very luxurious,
but something for everyone. All places are comfortably made for the
convenience of the tourists from all over. Choice of eating joints places
are very limited, your hotel is the obvious place.
