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| | Introduction - Directorate of Museum - Sports, Youth & Cultural Activities |
 | | Of these the museums at Baroda, Dharampur, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Prabhas-Patan and Bhuj are under the administrative control of the Government whereas those at Ahmedabad, Amreli, Bhavnagar and Surat receive grant-in-aid from the Government. |
 | | from Bhuj to Dharampur, the Government of Gujarat has established a separate Department of Museums directly under its own administrative care and control, with a view to reorganizing and developing them and popularizing through them a study of Art, Archaeology and Science, besides developing a wide aesthetic sense among students and the lay public. |
 | | The administrative centre of this unit is located at the Museum and Picture Gallery, Baroda, which is the Principal State museum and the nucleus from which all activities emanate. |
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