The museum located in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University is one of the best and well organised museums in Aurangabad. A part of the History Department of the University this is a brain child of the Late Dr. Ramesh Shankar Gupte, a renowned historian and scholar. Dr. Gupte contemplated the idea of a history museum in the University when he witnessed the rich historical treasures in the form of sculptures and archaeological objects scattered around in the Marathwada Region.

About the collection: The collection includes stone sculptures dating back to the Second century BC, 60 rare paintings, including some depicting the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, utensils from the medieval era, armour, cannons and weapons from the Moghul period and Shivaji’s era, centuries-old utensils found at a site in Bhokardan in Jalna district and rare coins, including punch-marked coins and those dating back to the Satavahana dynasty’s rule. Over 5,000 rare antiques have been collected in the museum in the last three decades; some donated by passionate collectors from their personal collections. The museum has many more rare artefacts, paintings from the Moghul, Maratha and British eras, rare lithographs, coins and ancient stone sculptures and utensils, than what is now put on display