Gurusaday Museum
A folk art collection of Bengal in a garden south of Kolkata, gathered by one district officer.
- Where
- South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 22.4554, 88.3034
Get the Gurusaday Museum stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gurusaday Museum. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your West Bengal volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gurusaday Museum
Kalighat Temple 8.2 km
The Shakti Peetha the city is named for.
Rabindra Sarobar 8.5 km
An artificial lake and park in south Kolkata, known before as Dhakuria Lake.
Alipore Zoological Gardens 9.4 km
India's oldest zoo, open in Kolkata since 1876.
Netaji Bhawan 10 km
The house on Elgin Road Subhas Chandra Bose left in disguise in January 1941.
Victoria Memorial 11 km
White marble beside the Maidan, holding the paintings and the ghosts of the Raj.
St Paul's Cathedral 11 km
Indo Gothic of 1847, its spire rebuilt after an earthquake on the model of Bell Harry tower at Canterbury.
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanic Garden 12 km
Holds the Great Banyan, over two hundred and fifty years old, with a canopy wider than any other tree on earth.
Maidan 12 km
A thousand acres of open ground kept clear since 1758 so the fort's cannon would have a field of fire.
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Questions
Where is Gurusaday Museum?
Gurusaday Museum is in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kalighat Temple (8.2 km), Rabindra Sarobar (8.5 km), Alipore Zoological Gardens (9.4 km).
How do I get the Gurusaday Museum stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gurusaday Museum and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your West Bengal volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gurusaday Museum before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your West Bengal volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.