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The Pilar Museum, Goa

The Pilar Museum, Goa

The Pilar Museum, Goa

Pilar - Monastery of Pilar
Pilar hill, Goa Velha (NH-17), India

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The Pilar Seminary Museum encapsulates the millennial history, culture and communal harmony of Goa, as it evolved around a hillock in the present-day Goa-Velha village.

About the collection: The Museum consist of stone sculptures and artefacts of the pre-portuguese Govapuri; Stone tablets of the 17th Century; Treasures of silver, Gold and pottery; Wooden carved statues of 15th and 18th Century; Paintings in wood and canvas; Priceless ivory pieces; Handwritten manuscripts, Silver Coins dated 185 bc and 11th to 18th century, It has a collection of very old and rare postage stamps (includes the Portuguese India stamps). It also has a collection of postage stamps released in the memory of Blessed Joseph Vaz during the Portuguese Rule in Goa.