ICSBA, an Introduction

The facilities to conduct research on Bengal art in Bangladesh are relatively inadequate. The territory of historic Bengal lies partitioned between India and Bangladesh. It is a well known fact that for one or the other reasons the archaeological and historical sites and monuments as well as the few public and private collections of art objects and related institutions, are quite inaccessible to researchers from either side of the international border. In fact, the art heritage of Bengal as a whole is becoming gradually more and more remote to the people whose ancestors created it. Also, in the absence of any institutional initiative, the source materials now preserved beyond this read more

Objective

The principal aim of the International Centre for Study of Bengal Art (ICSBA) is to promote and develop the study programme related to the Bengal art. The Centre is dedicated to investigation in the fields of archaeology, architecture, sculpture, painting, epigraphy, numismatics, religion, ethnography and the spectrum of folk and decorative arts. It is responsible for dissemination of various aspects of Bengal art in read more

Organization

The facilities to conduct research on Bengal art in Bangladesh are relatively inadequate. The territory of historic Bengal lies partitioned between India and Bangladesh. It is a well known fact that for one or the other reasons the archaeological and historical sites and monuments as well as the few public and private collections of art objects and related institutions, are quite inaccessible to researchers from either side of the international read more

New Publication

This book on the Terracottas of Bengal, covers the discussion on terracotta plaques found in the archaeological sites and monuments in the Bengali read more

ICSBA Library

The Library is the major attraction for students and researchers in art & archaeology of Bangladesh and Eastern India from all over the country. The library specializes mainly in English language publications with read more

Visual Archives

The visual archive is a remarkable resource of the Centre. Nearly 50,000 slides, photo-prints, microfiches related to Bengal art & archaeology have been collected here. Among the materials, copies of the DAVID read more

Excavation

For the first time, ICSBA conducted (2000 & 2001) an archaeological excavation at Wari-Bateshwar site in Narasingdi district under the leadership of Prof. Enamul Haque. It was the first archaeological excavations in read more