Housed in a colonial mansion beside the Old Brahmaputra, this museum opened in 1975 to preserve original works by Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, who grew up along these riverbanks. The gallery displays over 50 of his original sketches and paintings, including poignant famine scenes and ink studies of rural life. Outside, paved riverside pathways shaded by rain trees link the museum with Zainul Abedin Park, where wooden boats wait by the water's edge. Hire a country boat for an unhurried drift at late afternoon.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Museum entry roughly ৳20; rickshaw about ৳40; boat ride ৳200–300 for half an hour
How to get to Zainul Abedin Sangrahashala and Riverbank
On Park Road in the northern part of town. A cycle-rickshaw from the railway station or Chhoto Bazar takes roughly 15 minutes.
Mymensingh town is about 115 km from Dhaka, around 3 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Mymensingh guide.
The gallery is closed on Thursdays and national holidays, and open only in the afternoon on Fridays.
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- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
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- Cost
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- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
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- Cost
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- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
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- Cost
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- Best time
- November to March
- Give it
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- Cost
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