{{short description|Museum in Karnataka, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox museum | name = Aloyseum | native_name = | native_name_lang = | logo = | logo_upright = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = Konkani Institute and Aloyseum, St Aloysius College campus, Mangalore, Karnataka, India (2017).jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = Aloyseum museum | map_type = Karnataka | map_relief = | map_size = | map_caption = Location at Mangaluru | coordinates = {{coord|12.8576963|N|74.8714508|E|region:IN-KN|format=dec|display=inline,title}} | former_name = | established = 1913 | location = Mangaluru, Karnataka, India | type = Museum | accreditation = | key_holdings = | collections = | collection_size = | visitors = | founder = | executive_director = | leader_type = | leader = | director = | president = | ceo = | chairperson = | curator = | architect = | historian = | owner = | public_transit = | parking = | network = | website = | embedded = }} '''Aloyseum''' is a museum on the St Aloysius College campus in Mangaluru city of Karnataka in India.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/aloyseum-brings-alive-story-of-world-war-i-hero/article5709080.ece|title=Aloyseum brings alive story of World War I hero|date=20 February 2014|access-date=26 December 2019|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/See-at-Aloyseum-Mangalore%E2%80%99s-first-car-generator/article20594166.ece|title=See at Aloyseum, Mangalore's first car, generator|date=23 March 2013|access-date=26 December 2019|publisher=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/466187/mangalurus-first-car-wowed-its.html|title=Mangaluru's first car wowed its residents|date=17 March 2015|access-date=26 December 2019|publisher=Deccan Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/mangalore-of-yore-comes-alive-here/article4544004.ece|title=Mangalore of yore comes alive here|date=24 March 2013|access-date=26 December 2019|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/Renovated-Aloyseum-opens-today/articleshow/19138503.cms|title=Renovated Aloyseum opens today|date=23 March 2013|access-date=26 December 2019|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2016/aug/14/a-rich-repository-of-mangalurus-history-1509080.html|title=A rich repository of Mangaluru's history|date=14 August 2016|access-date=26 December 2019|publisher=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name='aloyseum-cite-1'>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2013/mar/24/renovated-aloyseum-opens-to-public-461478.html|title=Renovated Aloyseum opens to public|date=24 March 2013|access-date=26 December 2019|publisher=The New Indian Express}}</ref> It was established in the year 1913.<ref name='aloyseum-cite-2'>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/new-aloyseum-museum-no-other-718524.html|title=The new Aloyseum, a museum like no other|date=15 February 2019|access-date=26 December 2019|publisher=Deccan Herald}}</ref>
left|thumb|St Aloysius College Museum ==History== This museum began in 1913 when an Italian Jesuit priest named Chiapi donated around 2000 different types of minerals, Herbarium and a collection of Roman coins.<ref name='aloyseum-cite-2'/> In 1906, the De Dion car was the first automobile that was used in Mangaluru. It was imported to Mangalore by P F X Saldanha of the Highland Coffee Works. This car is one of the souvenirs present in this museum.<ref name='aloyseum-cite-3'/> The museum also has a collection of domestic and agricultural utensils used by the ancient generation.<ref name='aloyseum-cite-2'/>
==Exhibition galleries== This museum contains artifacts such as stone age tools, postal stamps, Roman coins, pieces of the Berlin Wall, drawings of Antonio Moscheni, paintings of European artists, spears and arrows of Abyssinia, Neolithic stone axe, telegraphic equipment, Mangalore's first car and generator, whale skeleton, old musical instruments, etc.<ref name='aloyseum-cite-3'>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/321044/aloyseum-glimpse-bygone-era.html|title=Aloyseum, glimpse into bygone era|date=23 March 2013|access-date=26 December 2019|publisher=Deccan Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/Century-old-Aloyseum-gets-pencil-drawing-made-by-Antonio-Moscheni/articleshow/29807281.cms|title=Century-old Aloyseum gets pencil drawing made by Antonio Moscheni|date=3 February 2014|access-date=26 December 2019|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name='aloyseum-cite-2'/><ref name='aloyseum-cite-1'/>
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Category:1913 establishments in India Category:Museums established in 1913 Category:Museums in Mangalore Category:Culture of Mangalore Category:Tourist attractions in Mangalore Category:Museums in Karnataka Category:History museums in India