Malakand or Dir Museum is located in Chakdara, Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Government of Dir Agency, proposed the constructionof a museum in Chakdara. Museum was allocated a sum of Rs.2, 50,000/- for its construction.
Gandharan Gallery. The museum building was designed by keeping the local style of architecture in mind by Mr. Saidal Khan Consultant Architect of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The museum remained a state museum till 1969 and when the state was merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, then museum was handed over to the provincial government.
Museum has a total collection of 2161 objects, with more than 1444 Gandharan pieces. The Gandharan art pieces mainly come from number of different sites i.e. Andan Dheri, Chat Pat, Baghrajai, Bumbolai, Jabagai, Shalizar, Ramora, Tri Banda, Macho, Nasafa, Damkot, Bajaur and Talash, Dir, Malakand, Balambat, Timargarha, Shamlai Graves, Inayat Qila, Shah Dheri Damkot, Gumbatuna, Jandol, Matkani and Shalkandi.
Location
| Chawk, near Sapna shopping center, Chakdara, 18800, Pakistan |
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