The Kamarupa Anusandhana Samiti (The Assam Research Society) which was the pioneer organization in the field of historical and antiquarian studies of Assam, has established the Assam State Museum in 1940, which was formally inaugurated by the then Governor of Assam, Sir Robert Neil Reid.
Rai Bahadur K.L. Barua’s untiring efforts were greatly responsible for the establishment of the Museum. The first building of the Museum was constructed with the money received from public donation and Government grant. Rai Bahadur Naupat Rai Kedia of Dibrugarh had donated a handsome amount for the construction of the museum building. Till the year 1953 it was a non-Government establishment, after which it was taken over by the State Government.
Title / Name of the object : Mahisasimardini Durga
Type of object : Stone sculpture
Date / Period : C. 13th 14th century A.D.
Dynasty / Style : Pre-Ahom, Vaishnava
Provenance : Ambari, Guwahati
Material : Granite
Information courtesy: Descriptive Catalogue on Stone Sculptures of Assam State Museum, Directorate of Museums, Assam
Title / Name of the object : Nataraja (Dancing Shiva)
Type of object : Stone sculpture
Date / Period : C. 13th century A.D.
Dynasty / Style : Medieaeval
Provenance : Ambari, Guwahati
Material : Sand stone
Information courtesy: Descriptive Catalogue on Stone Sculptures of Assam State Museum, Directorate of Museums, Assam
Title / Name of the object : Surya
Type of object : Stone sculpture
Date / Period : C. 13th -14th century A.D.
Dynasty / Style : Medieaeval
Provenance : Ambari, Guwahati
Material : Granite
Information courtesy: Descriptive Catalogue on Stone Sculptures of Assam State Museum, Directorate of Museums, Assam
Title / Name of the object : Ganga
Type of object : Stone sculpture
Date / Period : C. 13th century A.D.
Dynasty / Style : Medieaeval
Provenance : Ambari, Guwahati
Material : Sand stone
Information courtesy: Descriptive Catalogue on Stone Sculptures of Assam State Museum, Directorate of Museums, Assam
Title / Name of the object : Uma Maheswar
Type of object : Stone sculpture
Date / Period : C. 10th century A.D.
Dynasty / Style : Pre Ahom
Provenance : Doboka, Hojai
Material : Granite
Information courtesy: Descriptive Catalogue on Stone Sculptures of Assam State Museum, Directorate of Museums, Assam
Title / Name of the object : Brahma
Type of object : Stone sculpture
Date / Period : C. 10th 11th century A.D.
Dynasty / Style : Pre-Ahom, Brahmanical
Provenance : Guwahati
Material : Granite
Information courtesy: Descriptive Catalogue on Stone Sculptures of Assam State Museum, Directorate of Museums, Assam
Title / Name of the object : Temple Fragment (Flying Vidyadhara)
Type of object : Stone sculpture
Date / Period : C. 10th century A.D.
Dynasty / Style : Pre-Ahom
Provenance : Ambari, Guwahati
Material : Granite
Information courtesy: Descriptive Catalogue on Stone Sculptures of Assam State Museum, Directorate of Museums, Assam
Title / Name of the object : Apsara (Flying nymphs)
Type of object : Stone sculpture
Date / Period : C. 10th -11th century A.D.
Dynasty / Style : Pre-Ahom
Provenance : Numuligarh, Golaghat
Material : Sandstone
Information courtesy: Descriptive Catalogue on Stone Sculptures of Assam State Museum, Directorate of Museums, Assam
Title / Name of the object : Saraswati
Date / Period : Approx. 800 CE
Dynasty / Style : Mediaeval
Provenance : Sivasagar District
Information courtesy: Descriptive Catalogue on Stone Sculptures of Assam State Museum, Directorate of Museums, Assam
Title / Name of the object : Tribal Durga
Type of object : Stone sculpture
Date / Period : Late Mediaeval Period
Provenance : Mangaldoi
Information courtesy: Ancient Treasures of Assam, Through Assam State Museum, Guwahati
The exhibits of the Museum are displayed in different galleries :
1. Freedom Fighter Gallery.
2. Painting Gallery
3. Ethnography Gallery
4. North East Gallery
5. Village Life of Assam Gallery
6. Sculpture Gallery
7. Manuscript Gallery
8. Arms and Ammunition Gallery
9. Epigraphy Gallery
10. Pre & Proto-historic and Terracotta Gallery
11. Numismatics and Metallic Sculptures
12. Textile Gallery
13. Wood Craft Gallery
The museum gives a clear picture of Assamese rich culture and art besides the varied traditions and culture of Northeastern states in general.
