Balurghat College Museum

Hours: Generally open on weekdays during college hours. Confirm with the college office on arrival, as access can depend on academic schedules. 
Entry: typically free or at a nominal charge.
Housed within Balurghat College (established 1948, one of the district’s proudest institutions), this compact but rewarding museum holds a collection of artefacts recovered from excavations across the district. Coins, stone inscriptions, terracotta figurines, ornamental stones, and sculptural fragments from the Pala, Gupta, and Sena periods are all represented. Two inscriptions have been deciphered by scholar Prof. A.K. Goswami, shedding new light on religious beliefs of the Pala era. Also preserved here is a remarkably well-preserved manuscript belonging to King Naipala, dating back to the 11th century. The museum is modest in scale but invaluable as a contextual lens through which to understand the ruins at Bangarh.