Victoria Jubilee Museum

The Victoria Jubilee Museum, Andhra Pradesh, is on M.G. Road. It's a historical museum with paintings, sculptures, and artifacts from Buddhist and Hindu times. Some of them date back to the 2nd and 3rd centuries. The Victoria Jubilee Museum is one of the best places in Vijayawada.

It was famous as the Victoria Jubilee Museum, but now it's the Bapu or Victoria Museum. The name "Bapu" comes from the famous director, cartoonist, designer, and author Sattiraju Lakshminarayana, also famous as "Bapu." As we move forward, let us see what this Victoria Museum Vijayawada offers. The museum is a must-visit during the Vijayawada tour package.

Victoria Jubilee Museum History 

The Victoria Museum Vijayawada's past is very varied, and locals and tourists know a lot about it. It has seen a lot, from enjoying Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee to choosing the flag for the congress. The first stone of this museum was laid by Robert Sewell, a District collector at the time, on July 27, 1887. 

It is now under the care of the Archeological Field. This is where the Congress met in 1921 to decide on their flag. It was here that Mahatma Gandhi added a wheel to the tri-colour flag. Sri Pingali Venkayya gave Mahatma Gandhi this flag. It was then made the flag of the Indian National Congress Party.

Initially used for industrial exhibitions and construction, it became an archaeological museum in 1962. Its Indo-European architecture, over a century old, has been used by the Victoria Technical Institute since 1887. Information close by is available to find damaged art.

Architecture 

In Vijayawada, this ancient museum is a well-known landmark. The Victoria Museum keeps many things in its storage, like paintings, statues, sculptures, coins, prehistoric weapons and tools, and historic halls. Many idols, cutlery, papers, pottery, and other things are also there. 

You can also find gold and silver coins here. Lord Buddha (who lived between the 3rd and 4th centuries) is thought to have had two primary forms. A statue made of granite is the first one. The other is a standing figure of Lord Buddha, which is made of white limestone from Alluru.