There is beyond question that a primary role of museums is to bring the facts of past and preserve those history and culture for a country’s people and also for the world, also help to engage as well as educate the community as a whole. Museum exhibits motivate the people and inspire interest in a field of study, things, time or an idea. Whatever a museum is and covers the area, it delivers cultural unity, history of past and education no doubt. To keep in mind Bagbazar Gaudiya Mission is going to build a museum in memory of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu or better to say Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Museum.
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Museum
Bagbazar Gaudiya Mission was founded in the year of 1981. Siddhanta Saraswati was the founder of this mission. A museum in the name and work of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The main motive of this museum is to preserve the divine work of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu for his followers spread all over the world. This type of museum is going to be established the very first time in the world. The great museum is going to be established after 500 years of Sir Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s journey. It is expecting to establish a great museum in Kolkata at the end of 2016.
Museum for Spiritual and Cultural Importance
The world famous architect Gopal Mitra is designing the museum, taking care of establishing this museum in Kolkata. He was educated in USA and one of the well-known architects in United States of America who was in the group of twin tower foundation. Saroj Ghosh is mainly looking after the museum, a consultant of this great project. The interior part of the museum is taking care by National council of museum. People will be able to see the virtual reality, panoramic projection, new space theatre in Kolkata and achieve of ancient essential things, also an e-library or digital library of India will be established consists of more than 4000 books, a nice auditorium will be built where followers of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu will sing and dance in the name of him.
The main motive of establishing this museum is to find and give peace to people following the great Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The committee thinks it will be very effective in this world where people are not happy, cruel and finding peace in life, but not getting that. The advice of Chaitanya, where he showed non-violence, tolerance, equality and making peace in the world.