List of museums in India
This is a list of notable museums in India by state and union territory:
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Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Archaeological Museum, Amaravati | Amaravati | Andhra Pradesh | |
Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum | Kadapa | Andhra Pradesh | 1982 |
Victoria Jubilee Museum | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | 1887 |
INS Kursura (S20) | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | |
Telugu Saamskruthika Niketanam | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 |
Visakha Museum | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 1991 |
Jawaharlal Nehru Museum | Itanagar | Arunachal Pradesh | |
Shankardev Kalakshetra | Guwahati | Assam | 1998 |
Assam State Museum | Guwahati | Assam | 1940 |
Mayong Central Museum and Emporium | Mayong | Assam | |
Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir | Patna | Bihar | 1963 |
Bihar Museum | Patna | Bihar | 2015 |
Jalan Museum | Patna | Bihar | 1919 |
Patna Museum | Patna | Bihar | 1917 |
Chandradhari Museum | Darbhanga | Bihar | 1957 |
Government Museum and Art Gallery | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1968 |
Goa Chitra Museum | Benaulim | Goa | 2010 |
Big Foot Museum | Loutolim | Goa | |
Ashvek Vintage World | Nuvem | Goa | 2004 |
Archaeological Museum and Portrait Gallery | Old Goa | Goa | |
Museum of Christian Art | Old Goa | Goa | |
Goa Science Centre | Panaji | Goa | |
Goa State Museum | Panaji | Goa | 1977 |
Museum of Goa | Pilerne | Goa | 2015 |
Naval Aviation Museum (India) | Vasco da Gama | Goa | 1998 |
Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 1984 |
Calico Museum of Textiles | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 1949 |
Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | |
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 1980 |
Swaminarayan Museum | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 2011 |
Sanskar Kendra | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 1954 |
Gujarat Science City | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | |
Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery | Vadodara | Gujarat | 1894 |
Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum | Vadodara | Gujarat | |
Kirti Mandir | Porbandar | Gujarat | |
Watson Museum | Rajkot | Gujarat | 1888 |
Kaba Gandhi No Delo | Rajkot | Gujarat | |
Kutch Museum | Bhuj | Gujarat | 1877 |
Aina Mahal | Bhuj | Gujarat | |
Prag Mahal | Bhuj | Gujarat | |
Saraswati Mandir | Surat | Gujarat | |
Science Centre, Surat | Surat | Gujarat | |
Shristhal Sangrahalay | Siddhpur | Gujarat | 2017 |
Jahaj Kothi Zonal Museum | Hisar | Haryana | |
Rewari Railway Heritage Museum | Rewari | Haryana | 2002 |
Dharohar Museum | Kurukshetra | Haryana | |
Heritage Transport Museum | Taoru | Haryana | 2013 |
Rakhigarhi Indus Valley Civilisation Museum | Rakhigarhi | Haryana | |
Shivalik Fossil Park | Sirmaur | Himachal Pradesh | |
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives | Dharamsala | Himachal Pradesh | |
Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum of Central Asian and Kargil Trade Artefacts | Kargil | Jammu and Kashmir | 2004 |
Dogra Art Museum | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 1954 |
SPS Museum | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | 1898 |
Ranchi Science Centre | Ranchi | Jharkhand | |
State Museum Hotwar | Ranchi | Jharkhand | |
Government Museum, Bangalore | Bangalore | Karnataka | 1864 |
National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore | Bangalore | Karnataka | 2009 |
Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum | Bangalore | Karnataka | 1962 |
Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath | Bangalore | Karnataka | 1960 |
HAL Aerospace Museum | Bangalore | Karnataka | |
Venkatappa Art Gallery | Bangalore | Karnataka | |
Aloyseum | Mangalore | Karnataka | 1913 |
Srimanthi Bhai Memorial Government Museum | Mangalore | Karnataka | 1960 |
Manjusha Museum | Dharmasthala | Karnataka | 1989 |
Regional Museum of Natural History | Mysuru | Karnataka | 1995 |
Railway Museum, Mysore | Mysuru | Karnataka | |
Folklore Museum | Mysuru | Karnataka | |
Archaeological Museum, Thrissur | Thrissur | Kerala | |
Mural Art Museum | Thrissur | Kerala | |
Vallathol Museum | Thrissur | Kerala | |
Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Museum | Thrissur | Kerala | |
Indo-Portuguese Museum | Kochi | Kerala | 1910 |
Kerala Soil Museum | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | |
Arakkal Museum | Ayikkara | Kerala | |
Teak Museum | Nilambur | Kerala | |
8 Point Art Cafe | Kollam | Kerala | |
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum | Kollam | Kerala | |
Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum | Kozhikode | Kerala | 1976 |
Krishnapuram Palace | Kayamkulam | Kerala | |
Indian Business Museum | Kozhikode | Kerala | |
Museum of Kerala History | Kochi | Kerala | |
Napier Museum | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | 1855 |
Keralam - Museum of History and Heritage | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | |
Kerala Science and Technology Museum | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | |
Wayanad Heritage Museum | Ambalavayal | Kerala | |
Hill Palace | Thrippunithura | Kerala | |
Revi Karunakaran Memorial Museum, | Alappuzha | Kerala | |
Indore Museum | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 1929 |
Bharat Bhavan | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | |
Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 1997 |
Maharaja Chhatrasal Museum | Dhubela | Madhya Pradesh | |
Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | |
Sanchi Archaeological Museum | Sanchi | Madhya Pradesh | 1919 |
Vidisha Museum | Vidisha | Madhya Pradesh | |
Bhau Daji Lad Museum | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 1872 |
National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 1996 |
Mani Bhavan | Mumbai | Maharashtra | |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 1922 |
Nehru Science Centre | Mumbai | Maharashtra | |
Cowasji Jehangir Hall | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 1996 |
INS Vikrant (R11) | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 1943 |
Nagpur Central Museum | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 1863 |
Ballard Bunder Gatehouse | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 1920 |
Piramal Museum of Art | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 2016 |
Joshi's Museum of Miniature Railway | Pune | Maharashtra | |
Mahatma Phule Museum | Pune | Maharashtra | |
Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum | Pune | Maharashtra | |
Antarang – Sex Health Information Art Gallery | Mumbai | Maharashtra | |
Cavalry Tank Museum, Ahmednagar | Ahmednagar | Maharashtra | |
Indian Institute for Research in Numismatic Studies | Nashik | Maharashtra | |
Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum (Kaneri Math) | Kolhapur | Maharashtra | |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum of Indian History | Pune | Maharashtra | |
Raman Science Centre | Nagpur | Maharashtra | |
Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum | Kolhapur | Maharashtra | |
Sarmaya Arts Foundation | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 2015 |
Mizoram State Museum | Aizawl | Mizoram | |
Nagaland State Museum | Kohima | Nagaland | 1970 |
National Museum | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | 1949 |
Sanskriti Kendra Museum | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
National Science Centre | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art | National Capital Territory of Delhi | Delhi | 2010 |
Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
Indian Air Force Museum, Palam | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
Madame Tussauds Delhi | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
National Museum of Natural History | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
National Rail Museum | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | 1977 |
National Gallery of Modern Art | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | 1954 |
Teen Murti Bhavan | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | 1930 |
Gandhi Smriti | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
Nehru Memorial Museum & Library | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
Parliament Museum | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
National Gandhi Museum | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
Sulabh International Museum of Toilets | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
Shankar's International Dolls Museum | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
Red Fort Archaeological Museum | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi | 2010 |
Odisha State Museum | Bhubaneshwar | Odisha | 1932 |
Tribal Research Institute Museum | Bhubaneshwar | Odisha | |
Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneshwar | Odisha | |
Pondicherry Museum | Puducherry | Puducherry | |
Virasat-e-Khalsa | Anandpur Sahib | Punjab | 2011 |
National Institute of Sports | Patiala | Punjab | |
Sanghol Museum | Sanghol | Punjab | |
Partition Museum | Amritsar | Punjab | 2017 |
Sikh Ajaibghar | Balongi | Punjab | |
Gobindgarh Fort | Amritsar | Punjab | |
Jawahar Kala Kendra | Jaipur | Rajasthan | |
Albert Hall Museum | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 1887 |
City Palace, Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan | |
City Palace, Udaipur | Udaipur | Rajasthan | |
Umaid Bhawan Palace | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | |
Jaisalmer War Museum | Jaisalmer | Rajasthan | |
Vintage and Classic Car Museum | Udaipur | Rajasthan | 2000 |
Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History | Sawai Madhopur | Rajasthan | 2007 |
Sardar Government Museum | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 1936 |
Namgyal Institute of Tibetology | Gangtok | Sikkim | |
Chennai Railway Museum | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 2002 |
Government Museum, Chennai | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 1851 |
Vivekanandar Illam | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | |
Gandhi Memorial Museum | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | |
Gass Forest Museum | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | |
Saraswathi Mahal Library | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu | |
Government Museum | Cuddalore | Tamil Nadu | |
Government Museum, Karur | Karur | Tamil Nadu | |
Government Museum, Pudukkottai | Pudukkottai | Tamil Nadu | |
Government Museum, Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | |
Railway Heritage Centre | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | |
Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Library | Erode | Tamil Nadu | |
Alampur Museum | Alampur | Telangana | |
Birla Science Museum | Hyderabad | Telangana | |
City Museum | Hyderabad | Telangana | |
Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art | Hyderabad | Telangana | 1976 |
Nizam Museum | Hyderabad | Telangana | 2000 |
Khazana Building Museum | Hyderabad | Telangana | |
Salar Jung Museum | Hyderabad | Telangana | 1951 |
Telangana State Archaeology Museum | Hyderabad | Telangana | 1930 |
Warangal Museum | Warangal | Telangana | |
Tripura State Museum | Agartala | Tripura | 1970 |
State Museum, Lucknow | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 1863 |
Allahabad Museum | Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh | 1931 |
Kanpur Sangrahalaya | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 1999 |
Government Museum, Mathura | Mathura | Uttar Pradesh | 1874 |
Sarnath Museum | Sarnath | Uttar Pradesh | 1910 |
Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | |
Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | |
Swaraj Bhavan (old Anand Bhavan) | Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh | |
Bengal Natural History Museum[4] | Darjeeling | West Bengal | |
Indian Museum | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1814 |
Victoria Memorial | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1921 |
Asutosh Museum of Indian Art | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
State Archaeological Gallery | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1962 |
Sabarna Sangrahashala | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Kolkata Museum of Modern Art | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Gurusaday Museum | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1961 |
Marble Palace | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Metcalfe Hall | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Kolkata Town Hall | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Fort William | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Jorasanko Thakur Bari | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Academy of Fine Arts | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Kolkata Rail Museum | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Currency Building | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Postal Museum | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Mother's Wax Museum | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Asutosh Museum of Indian Art | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Maritime Gallery | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Fanattic Sports Museum | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Dymantion Hall | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Malda Museum | Malda | West Bengal | |
Rabindra Museum | Mungpoo | West Bengal | |
Hazarduari Palace Museum | Murshidabad | West Bengal | |
Pragati Aerospace Museum | Ozar | Maharashtra | 2001 |
Manipur State Museum | Imphal | Manipur | 1969 |
By State[]
- List of museums in Bihar
- List of museums in Karnataka
- List of museums in Kerala
- List of museums in Madhya Pradesh
- List of museums in Rajasthan
- List of museums in West Bengal
By subject[]
- List of aviation museums in India
- List of transport museums in India
- List of railway museums in India
- List of music museums in India
- List of science museums in India
Further reading[]
- Gupta, S. P., and Krishna Lal. 1974. Tourism, museums, and monuments in India. Delhi: Oriental Publishers.
See also[]
- List of archives in India
- List of museums
- Tourism in India
- Culture of India
References[]
- ^ Indian Museum
- ^ Comptroller & Auditor General of India report No. 4 of 2005 (Civil) of Chapter III: Ministry of Culture, p: 31
- ^ "Delhi- 100 years as the Capital". The Hindu. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Bengal Natural History Museum, Darjeeling". www.darjeeling-tourism.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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