Kalibangan Archaeological Museum

About this place

Tourists interested in archaeology can visit the town of Kalibangan located in Tehsil Pilibanga, between the districts of Hanumangarh and Suratgarh. This town and its renowned Archaeological Museum are located on the southern shores of the River Ghaggar that is about five kilometres from the Pilibanga railway station. The museum was established in 1983 to store and exhibit the materials that were excavated from the archaeological site of Kalibangan between 1961 and 1969.  Inside this museum, there are three galleries, one exhibit Pre Harappan finds and the other two display Harappan artefacts. The material displayed in the galleries are Harappan bangles, seals, terracotta objects and figurines, bricks, stone balls, grinders and collection of six fabric pottery from the Pre Harappan era.