Lokayan Life Diversity Museum, Akcha
লোকায়ন জীবন বৈচিত্র্য জাদুঘর, আকচা
A village museum 4 km north of Thakurgaon town with folk objects, ethnic culture, river water from 200 rivers and a Liberation War gallery.
At a glance
- Where
- Thakurgaon district, Rangpur division
- From Dhaka
- 405 km to Thakurgaon by road, 10–13 hours by bus or car
- Best time
- winter (Dec–Jan) and spring (Feb–Mar)
- Time needed
- About 1 h 30 min
Times and costs are estimates from our planner and the prices we collected. Check before you go.
Representative photo from Thakurgaon district, not of this exact place. Have a photo of your own? Let us know →
The NGO ESDO started this museum in 2006 at East Akcha village, about 4 km north of Thakurgaon town, to keep the everyday life of working rural people on record. The folk gallery has ploughs, dheki husking pedals, a palanquin, a bullock cart, coins, jewellery, pottery and wedding things. Another gallery covers the Santal, Oraon and other plains ethnic groups. The river gallery holds bottled water from about 200 Bangladeshi rivers, some of them now dead, and the Liberation War gallery keeps soil from killing fields across the country.
How to get there
Auto or easy-bike from Thakurgaon town to East Akcha, about 4 km north.
Good to know
Call ahead or check locally for opening hours, since it is a privately run museum. Good for children who have never seen a dheki or bullock cart.
Common questions
Where is Lokayan Life Diversity Museum, Akcha?
Lokayan Life Diversity Museum, Akcha is in Thakurgaon district, Rangpur division, Bangladesh. Thakurgaon is about 405 km from Dhaka by road.
How do you get to Lokayan Life Diversity Museum, Akcha from Dhaka?
First get to Thakurgaon, roughly 10–13 hours from Dhaka by bus or car. Then: Auto or easy-bike from Thakurgaon town to East Akcha, about 4 km north.
When is the best time to visit Lokayan Life Diversity Museum, Akcha?
The best time is winter (Dec–Jan) and spring (Feb–Mar). Allow about 1 h 30 min for the visit.
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