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The doors of Acharya Bhavan, the residence of Jagadish Chandra Bose, built in 1902 and a hub of the Bengal renaissance, was thrown open to the public on Friday.</p><p> TOI had earlier reported that Acharya Bhavan was going to be converted into a national "Science heritage museum" at the behest of Union ministry of culture. The mammoth task of renovating the 110-year-old building, where J C Bose and Lady Abala Bose played host to Tagore, Romain Rolland, GB Shaw, Vivekananda, Sister Nivedita, P C Ray, Prasanta Mahalanobis, Meghnad Saha and the like, is about to begin. But the authorities decided to allow the public to visit the museum thrice a week, for now.</p></div></div><div class="float" style="clear:both;"><img src="/web/20120107040553im_/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/images/pixel.gif" height="1" width="1" alt=""/></div><div id="mod-ctr-lt-in-top" style="" class="mod-adcpc"><script type="text/javascript"> var adSkipCounter = 0; </script> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ var loc = window.location.href + ""; var float = ""; google_hints = "heritage museum project report public domain";google_ad_client="pub-3198794349084862"; google_ad_output="js"; google_ad_channel="9476698791,4627402526,5372863901,5858161323"; google_ad_type="text"; google_image_size="300x250"; google_safe="high"; google_feedback="on"; google_max_num_ads="4"; google_skip="" + adSkipCounter + ""; google_adtest="off"; google_page_url=document.URL; function google_ad_request_done(ads) { if (ads.length == 0) { return; } // If no ads are returned then dont build the ad block if (ads[0].bidtype == "CPC") { adSkipCounter += ads.length; } // Increment ad skip counter when cpc google_ad_request_done_internal(ads, "", "", "true", "custom_medium_rectangle", "", "", "pgtp=article&kwInURL=true&pi=72&ci=29732718&cat=computers+%26+electronics&pe_id=29732718&tv=ap-TOI_Blended_Ads&toi_nav_type=full&rna=pub-3198794349084862&rn=g&rnrci=9476698791&rnrcn=g7-TOI-Property&rncci=4627402526&rnccn=g7-computers+%26+electronics&rnpci=&rnpcn=&rntci=&rntcn=&rnlci=5858161323&rnlcn=5858161323&rnp=c&rt=cpc&paidClick=1&placement_id=ctr-lt-in-top", "", "", "", "", "", "ap-TOI_Blended_Ads", "The Times Of India"); } //]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20120107040553js_/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/google_ad_request.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120107040553js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script></div><div id="mod-a-body-after-first-para" style="" class="mod-timesofindiaarticletextwithadcpc mod-timesofindiaarticletext mod-articletext"><p> And visitors will be able to view the memorabilia of Bose, his original instruments, his laboratory and the dark room where he had made some epoch-making inventions, his priceless collections of art (including frescos by Nandalal Bose and Abanindranath Tagore).</p><p> Acharya Bhavan board of trustees member Parul Chakrabarti said, "We were getting requests from different corners of the public domain and then we decided to make the museum accessible to visitors. Since the colossal job of renovating the interiors will also be done soon, the visiting days have been restricted to three for the moment. Once the museum is ready and fully renovated, it will function like a full-fledged museum."</p><p> Work on the facade will begin once the interiors are done, said Chakrabarti. The union ministry of culture has sanctioned Rs 7 crore for the project and the Sir J C Bose Trust has appointed INTACH to prepare the detailed project report (DPR). The authorities hope to complete the project in a year.</p><p> The board of trustees has undertaken the project to develop Acharya Bhavan into a 'Science heritage museum' of international importance (as envisioned by Prime Minister <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120107040553/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Manmohan-Singh">Manmohan Singh</a>, who also holds the culture portfolio). The residence of J C Bose has most of the possessions of the scientist intact. 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