Varendra Research Museum

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Varendra Research Museum

Timetable of Varendra Research Museum
Location within Bangladesh
Established	10 November 1910 (1910-11-10)
Location	Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Coordinates	24°22′02″N 88°35′33″E / 24.367106°N 88.592382°E / 24.367106; 88.592382
Founder	Lord Carmichael
Owner	University of Rajshahi
Website	ru.ac.bd

Varendra Museum (Bengali: বরেন্দ্র জাদুঘর) is a museum, research centre, and popular visitor attraction at the heart of Rajshahi and maintained by Rajshahi University in Bangladesh. It is considered the oldest museum in Bangladesh. It was the first museum to be established in East Bengal in 1910. The museum started out as the collection for Varendra Anushandan Samiti (or Varendra Investigation Society) and got its current name in 1919. The Rajahs of Rajshahi and Natore, notably prince Sharat Kumar Ray, donated their personal collections to Varendra Museum. Varendra refers to an ancient Janapada roughly corresponding to modern northern Bangladesh.