The Jorasanko Thakur Bari was built in the 18th century in Jorasanko in the north of Kolkata. The Museum has a wide-ranging collection. At this museum , galleries are devoted to the leading figures of Bengali Renaissance, including but not limited to Dwarakanath, Debendranath, Rabindranath, Aban Thakur, and Gaganendranath.
At Jorasanko Thakurbari, the gallery is displays an artworks from the Bengal School of Art founded by Abanindranath Tagore. Another shows portraits and paintings of the Tagore house and family by the Anglo-Indian school. The latter is called the Western Art Gallery.
There are also galleries devoted to Rabindranath, showing his life, works and ideas. The poet-prophet's visits, tours, influence and relationships with offshore countries are shown in the respective Japan Gallery, China Gallery, Hungary Gallery, and the US Gallery.
There are also recent developments to create an Italy Gallery that shall Tagore's relations with the land, and ideas, and would strengthen Italy-India bilateral and cultural relations.
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