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The Story
OrganizerEstablished in 1917 to house the finds from the systematic excavation of Nalanda, the museum grew as archaeologists uncovered the vast monastic complex that flourished from the fifth century CE. Its collections document the Pala-period art and the intellectual and religious life of a university that drew scholars from across Asia.
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Cultural Significance
▾The Nalanda museum preserves the material heritage of one of the ancient world's greatest universities, safeguarding the Buddhist art and antiquities of a site central to India's and Asia's intellectual history.