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The Story
OrganizerEstablished in 1937 as part of the University of Calcutta's pioneering role in Indian art history, the museum built collections for teaching and research, focusing on the art and craft of Bengal and eastern India, and became an important centre for the study and preservation of the region's folk and traditional arts.
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Cultural Significance
▾As India's first university art museum, the Asutosh Museum has been important to the study and preservation of the art of Bengal and eastern India, uniting scholarship with a distinguished folk-art collection.