Kolkata preserves her history in many museums. Apart from Victoria Memorial, the Indian
Museum and the Marble Palace, the prominent ones to visit are the Asutosh Museum at
Kolkata University, which has a collection of art objects with emphasis on Bengali folk
art, the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, Birla Academy of Art & Culture,
with a good collection of sculptures and modern art. The Nehru Children’s Museum has
a wonderful collection of dolls and puppets. The museum at Rabindra Bharati University
and a small Postal Museum next to the General Post Office.
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