Lesson 2/33 min
Other museums
Which museum is where
| Museum | Location |
|---|---|
| Ethnological Museum | Chattogram |
| Rocks Museum | Panchagarh |
| Postal Museum | Dhaka GPO |
| Nazrul Smriti Museum (Nazrul Smriti Kendra) | Darirampur, Trishal, Mymensingh |
| Folk Art and Craft Museum (Shilpacharya Zainul Folk and Craft Museum) | Sonargaon, Narayanganj |
| Dhaka City Museum | Dhaka |
| Mainamati Museum | Kotbari, Cumilla |
- The Ethnological Museum in Chattogram is dated 1974 in the book; it displays the life and culture of ethnic groups
- Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin was behind the Sonargaon museum; the Folk and Crafts Foundation began in 1975
- Dhaka City Museum came under the city corporation in 1996
- The head of a zoo or museum is called a curator
Watch out: The book dates Dhaka City Museum to 1996. According to sources it began privately in 1987; the City Corporation took it over in 1996. The Chattogram Ethnological Museum's year also differs by source (it opened in 1974), so no quiz is built on those years.
Check yourself
Where is the Postal Museum?
At a glance
- 1
The Ethnological Museum is in Chattogram; the Rocks Museum is in Panchagarh.
- 2
The Postal Museum is in the Dhaka GPO.
- 3
The Nazrul Smriti Museum is at Darirampur, Trishal, Mymensingh.
- 4
The Folk Art and Craft Museum is at Sonargaon (Narayanganj); Zainul Abedin's initiative.
- 5
Dhaka City Museum came under the city corporation in 1996.