In this gallery, children discover and learn to identify animals, birds, trees and plants native to Bihar.

A Peepul Shrub display at the entrance welcomes visitors. Next to the peepul, there is a large map with the 21 Sanctuaries and 2 National Parks of Bihar. The map depicts wildlife that can be found in these terrains. Children are made aware of endangered and extinct species of birds and animals as well as species that once existed in the Bihar region. Children will enjoy climbing up to the Machan to view a recreated natural world. From the top you can identify as many species of birds through a telescope as the black-headed Ibis, Painted Stork and Sarus Crane.

Various scenes of natural life with trees, underwater life and rain formation are simulated and you naturally discover the vast animal and birdlife of Bihar. Many of these birds and animals are featured in The Jataka Tales, which come alive when you engage with a touch screen monitor embedded inside a rocky surface. Common trees of Bihar are featured and some like the Sal and Sissoo trees are explored in greater detail.

A giant Banyan Tree houses many resident birds like the Asian Paradise Flycatcher and the Giant Flying Squirrel, which is a mammal.

In Central and Southern Bihar, birds and reptiles often live within boulders and rocks which offer protective spaces. An interesting exhibit recreates how the hills become homes for creatures in the wild.

Sit on a king’s throne and imagine you are Chandragupta Maurya.

Past the Toran Gates, answer seven questions which reveal “What does it take to be a king?” The Mauryans wore very elaborate headgear and the wall of mirrors has a number of mirrors with headgear sculpted into the frames. You will be able to see yourself with a fashionable Mauryan hairstyle or headgear!

Sher Shah Suri gained his stronghold in Bihar with astute strategies, destabilizing the Mughal rule with daring willpower. He later ruled over Northern India for five years. Sher Shah predicted Patna would become a strategic location in the future. He built a fort around the city to protect it, reviving Pataliputra.

Sher Shah extended and renovated the Sadak-e-azam to consolidate what became the Grand Trunk Road in later years. Enter through a zigzagging medieval wall into Sher Shah’s territory to find yourself in a street market and Caravan Serai along the old highway of the Grand Trunk Road. On the street, you can see an old wooden balance beam weighing scale. Hear and see stories about Sher Shah’s adventures projected from inside a well.

Read from scrolls about Sher Shah’s prowess! You can examine his study where several interesting stories and artefacts are concealed in the compartments of Sher Shah’s writing-desk. You can learn about his ways of working, his strategies and how he implemented policies.

Discover secrets of Sher Shah’s past inside ‘three chests’ like the design of the first rupee, the vast array of goods sold in those times and the King’s royal procession.