Goa Chitra Museum
The Goa Chitra is an ethnographic museum based in the former Portuguese colony of Goa. It has a large collection—over 4000 artefacts—focusing on Goa's traditional agrarian technology and lifestyle.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: an ethnographic museum in Goa
- Also known as: “Goa - Chitra” and “Goa Chitra museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and Madgaon Junction railway station.
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Vrlobo888, Public domain.
Fatorda Stadium, officially known as Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Margao, Goa, India. The venue has been used to host both football and cricket matches. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is situated 3½ km northeast of Goa Chitra Museum.
Madgaon Junction railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sreejithk2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Madgaon Junction Railway Station is a railway junction and major station on the Indian Railways network in Goa, India. It serves the South Western Railway line to Vasco da Gama, Goa and the Konkan Railway, in Madgaon, Goa, India. Madgaon Junction railway station is situated 3 km east of Goa Chitra Museum.
Loyola High School
School
Loyola High School is a private Catholic primary and secondary school for boys, located in the heart of Margao in the South Goa district of Goa, India. Loyola High School is situated 2 km northeast of Goa Chitra Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benaulim and Margao.
Benaulim
Photo: Ray Swi-hymn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benaulim is a village with 13,000 people on the beach in Goa. A popular seaside resort in South Goa district, it is renowned for its balmy weather, golden sands, and palm-fringed beaches. It also houses the Don Bosco Animation Centre.
Margao
Photo: Francisco Restivo, CC BY 2.0.
Margao is the second largest city in the Indian state of Goa, 33 km from the state capital Panaji. It is Goa's cultural and commercial capital, and is close to the central coast.
Colva
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colva is a coastal village situated in the Salcete taluka, in South Goa district, of Goa state on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent. Colva Beach spans about 2.5 km along a sandy coastline of approximately 25 km extending from Bogmalo in the north to Cabo de Rama in the south.
Goa Chitra Museum
- Categories: ethnographic museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Salcete, South Goa, Goa, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
15.26482° or 15° 15′ 53″ northLongitude
73.94134° or 73° 56′ 29″ eastOpen location code
7J7M7W7R+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 4270037210OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5575071
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Tamil—“Goa Chitra Museum” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “গোয়া চিত্র জাদুঘর”
- Georgian: “გოა ჩიტრას მუზეუმი”
- Goan Konkani: “Goa Chitra Vostu Songrohaloi”
- Hindi: “गोवा चित्र संग्रहालय”
- Panjabi: “ਗੋਆ ਚਿਤਰਾ ਮਿਊਜ਼ੀਅਮ”
- Tamil: “கோவா சித்ரா அருங்காட்சியகம்”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jose Vaz Public Library and Taproot House Community Hub.
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