District Museum, established in 1987, is an art museum located in
Barpeta, the administrative headquarters of
Barpeta District. Visiting time is from 10:00 to 16:15 hrs, on all working days. The museum closes on Mondays, 2nd and 4th Saturdays and Government holidays.
Displaying items include wooden mask, bell-metal and brass-metallic utensils, textiles, coins, manuscripts on sanchi bark, iron lamp stands, and images of Garunta from different Satras. The highlights of this museum are the cultural and art objects based on Sathriya Vaishnavite culture.
Barpeta is about 12 km from Howly and 8 km from Bhella.
