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Diu Museum

Name: Diu Museum
Address: Diu, IN
Rating: 3.80

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PX8Q+6MC, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 362520, India

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Diu Museum is a museum and tourist attraction located in Diu, Daman Diu. The average rating of this place is 3.80 out of 5 stars based on 1503 reviews. The street address of this place is PX8Q+6MC, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 362520, India. It is about 5.42 kilometers away from the Delvada railway station.

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Where is Diu Museum located?: Diu Museum is located at PX8Q+6MC, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 362520, India.
What is the nearest railway station from Diu Museum?: Delvada railway station is the nearest railway station to Diu Museum. It is nearly 5.42 kilometers away from it.

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sweta swarup 16 months ago

Old St. Thomas Church or Diu museum
Located :- Diu
Architectural style :- Gothic
Built :- 1598
Earlier it is a Church but now converted into museum. The Church which has antique statues, various stone inscriptions of the earlier rulers, very old collection of wooden carving of all famous catholic saints going back to the 16th Century. Once a year, on All Saints Day, it is used for Mass. But, It's very sad to see how poorly the church is maintained, it could be a place to learn much about the church and history of the island.

VISHAL BARAIYA 14 months ago

At a distance of 1.5 km from Diu Bus Station, Diu Museum is a prominent museum located in Diu. Situated near St. Paul's Church, it is one of the museums in the Union Territory of Diu - Daman and among the must-visit places in Diu town.

The museum was set up in the St. Thomas Church, hence it is called as St. Thomas Church Museum. The church was built in 1598 by an order of Bishop D. Aleixo Menezes and was the first Parish Church of Diu. Lies on an elevated platform within the Diu Fort, the church was built in the Gothic style of architecture. This edifice came under various functions like an Orphanage, Old Age Home, Police Station and prior to liberation, it housed the Angolan Battalion. Post-liberation, it was abandoned for many years. Later in 1992, the church was converted into a museum. After the conversion of the building to the museum, the church does not organize prayer services anymore, although an annual mass is held on All Saint's Day on 1st November.

St. Thomas Museum houses numerous stone inscriptions of ancient rulers, antique statues, multi-colored fountains, wood carvings and idols, shadow-clocks and various other vital artifacts, all of which give us a peek into the history of Diu and its past when it was colonized by the Portuguese. This museum also features 400 years old wooden and marble statues of St. Thomas and St. Benedict. It is an archaeological treasure house.

SHEKHAR KUMAR 35 months ago

This museum is based on Christian Religion. Here so many statues of different priests of great churches all over the world is present. Statues of all time great father/priests who expanded the Christian religion and taught the base/knowledge of Christianity to the people’s around the world. Also some artefacts or archeological excavations related to Christians are kept here.

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