The Baudashree Archaeological Museum, located in the town of Guntur, has collections including Buddhist sculptures, a limestone statue of Buddha, rock-cut sculptures relocated from Sekuru, Divuladinne and Amudalapalle, bronze and copper plates, palm leaf manuscripts, coins, paintings and prehistoric artefacts.
In May 1956, S. Bhagwan Das, a collector, established Buddha Vihar in the town of Guntur, and was subsequently converted into a museum in 1975. However, in 1977, the cyclone that had devastated Diviseema severely damaged the museum and repairs had to be made. Another major construction was done in 1992, when a new building was set up where the artefacts were moved. Currently maintained by the Department of Archaeology and Museums of Andhra Pradesh the museum was renamed as Baudhasree Archaeological Museum.
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