Govind Ballabh Pant Public Museum

Govind Ballabh Pant Museum is likewise called the State Museum and stands contrary Almora Bus Stand. It is the handiest museum of Almora and for this reasons a popular vacationer enchantment. Built in 1980, the museum has been named after Govind Ballabh Pant to honour his contribution inside the improvement of Uttarakhand. The museum consists of a numerous range of historic and cultural articles. Antiques from the time of Katyuri and Chand rulers are preserved in conjunction with conventional Kumaoni-fashion artwork called Aipan.

Letters sent through Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel to GB Pant and pamphlets protesting the residence arrest of top notch leaders together with Jawahar Lal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi remind human beings of the struggle of independence. The reputable Indian scientist and agriculturist, Basiswar Sen set up his laboratory in Almora; his private collection also reveals area inside the museum. Apart from those, splendid pieces of textiles, miniature paintings, woodworks, terracotta sculptures, musical devices, cash, manuscripts and different articles of historical, creative or cultural importance have also been housed in the public museum. The clean and nicely-maintained museum is generally closed on Mondays and authorities holidays.