The wing that houses ‘controversial’ statues/sculptures brought from across the state is situated on the rear side of the State Museum building, adjacent the Raj Hans TU 124 aircraft stationed on the campus within the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden premises.
The hall christened as ‘foreign sculptural art gallery’ houses almost two dozen colonial relics that are kept in neglect. These include the life-size bronze statues of Queen Victoria (who also held additional title of empress of India).
The queen’s statue, brought from Allahabad, is the grandest one. The hall also has another sculpture of Queen Victoria (also brought from Allahabad) made of one piece marble.
The other relics include statues of George V (brought from Deoria) and a single piece marble statue of Sir John Woodburn, governor of Bengal and Awadh (1843-1902).
