List of museums in India
This is a list of notable museums in India by state and union territory:
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Indian Museum, Kolkata, established in 1814 is the oldest and the largest[1] museum in India. It has a collection of 102,646 artifacts. (as on 31 March 2004)[2]
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National Museum, New Delhi established in 1949 is one of the largest in the country with a collection 2,00,000 plus artifacts.[3]
Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad established in 1951 is the largest collection of antiques of an individual in the world.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Marine Museum of Zoological Survey of India[4]
- Zonal Anthropological Museum, Anthropological Survey of India, A and N regional center. Portblair.
Andhra Pradesh
- INS Kursura (S20), Visakhapatnam
- Visakha Museum, Visakhapatnam
- Swarna Jyoti Museum Naval Museum, Visakhapatnam
- Tribal Museum, Araku Valley
- Victoria Jubilee Museum, Vijayawada
- Amaravathi museum, Amaravathi
- Buddhist Museum, Nagarjunakonda
- Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum, Kadapa
- Sri Venkateswara Museum, Tirupati
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
- Assam State Museum, Guwahati
- Mayong Central Museum and Emporium, Mayong
- Shankardev Kalakshetra, Guwahati
- Regional Science Centre, Guwahati
Bihar
Main article: List of museums in Bihar
Patna Museum, Patna established in 1917
Chandigarh
Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh
- Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
www.designmuseum.in DesignMuseum, Bilaspur established in 1919
Manav Sangrahalya Jagdalpur
National Capital Territory of Delhi
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National Museum, New Delhi established in 1949
- Indian Air Force Museum, Palam, Delhi
- Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum, New Delhi
- National Gandhi Museum, New Delhi
- Gandhi Smriti, New Delhi
- National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
- National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi
- National Museum, New Delhi
- National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi
- National Rail Museum, New Delhi
- National Science Centre, Delhi
- Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi
- Parliament Museum, New Delhi
- Teen Murti Bhavan, New Delhi
- Sanskriti Kendra Museum, Delhi
- Shankar's International Dolls Museum, Delhi
- Sulabh International Museum of Toilets, New Delhi
Goa
- Goa Chitra Museum, Benaulim
- Goa Science Centre, Panaji
- Goa State Museum, Panaji
- Naval Aviation Museum (India), Vasco da Gama
Gujarat
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Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, Vadodara established in 1894
- The Sardar Patel Museum, Surat
- Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, Vadodara
- Calico Museum of Textiles, Ahmedabad
- Conflictorium, Museum of Conflict, Ahmedabad
- Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya, Ahmedabad
- Gujarat Science City, Ahmedabad
- Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, Ahmedabad
- Kaba Gandhi No Delo, Rajkot
- Kirti Mandir, Porbandar
- Kutch Museum, Bhuj
- Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, Vadodara
- Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad
- Sanskar Kendra, Ahmedabad
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial, Ahmedabad
- Swaminarayan Museum, Ahmedabad
- Watson Museum, Rajkot
- LLDC - Living & Learning Design Centre - Craft Museum, Bhuj-Kutch
Haryana
- Dharohar, a museum in Kurukshetra University with thousands of articles, items and objects related to the life and culture of the people of Haryana.
Himachal Pradesh
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Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamshala founded in 1970
Jammu and Kashmir
- Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum of Central Asian and Kargil Trade Artifacts
- Dogra Art Museum, Jammu
- Meeras Mahal Museum Sopore Kashmir, Moulana yaseen campus Opp.GOvt. I.T.I Sopore
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Main article: List of museums in Karnataka
Kerala
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Napier Museum, Thiruvananthapuram established in 1855
- 8 Point Art Cafe, Kollam
- Arakkal Museum, Ayikkara
- Teak Museum, Nilambur
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum, Kollam
- Krishnapuram Palace, Kayamkulam
- Indo-Portuguese Museum, Kochi
- Vallathol Museum, Thrissur
- Mural Art Museum, Thrissur
- Archaeological Museum, Thrissur, Thrissur
- Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Museum, Thrissur
- Indian Business Museum, Kozhikode
- Kerala Soil Museum, Thiruvananthapuram
- Napier Museum, Thiruvananthapuram
- Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum, Kozhikode
- Wayanad Heritage Museum, Ambalavayal
- Hill Palace, Thrippunithura
Madhya Pradesh
Main article: List of museums in Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly Price of Wales museum) established in 1922
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Cowasji Jehangir Hall, Mumbai is a modern art museum established in 1911
- Antarang – Sex Health Information Art Gallery, Mumbai
- The Arts Trust – Institute of Contemporary Indian Art, Mumbai
- Ballard Bunder Gatehouse, Mumbai
- Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum of Indian History, Ahead of Marathwada Institute,Gulabhari Vasti, Wadgaon Shinde Road, Pune- 411 047
- Cavalry Tank Museum, Ahmednagar
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
- Cowasji Jehangir Hall, Mumbai
- Darshan Museum, Pune
- Gandhi Research Foundation, Gandhi Teerth, Khoj Gandhi Ki Museum, Jalgaon
- Indian Institute for Research in Numismatic Studies, Nashik
- Joshi's Museum of Miniature Railway, Pune
- Mahatma Phule Museum, Pune
- Mani Bhavan, Mumbai
- Nagpur Central Museum
- Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai
- Piramal Museum of Art,[6][7][8] Mumbai (Private Art Museum)
- Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum, Pune
- Raman Science Centre, Nagpur
- Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum (Kaneri Math), Kolhapur
- Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum, Kolhapur
- INS Vikrant (R11), Mumbai (permanently closed)
- National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai
Meghalaya
- Don Bosco Museum in Shillong is a 7-floor diagonal building with 17 galleries on the multi-cultural lifestyles of the indigenous peoples in North East India, a mini-museum for children, a skywalk with 360 degree view of the pine city of Shillong and a food gallery serving indigenous cuisine of the region.
Mizoram
- Mizoram State Museum
- Lunglei District Museum
Nagaland
- Nagaland state museum - located in Kohima district the capital of Nagaland.
- WW-II museum - in Kisama 10km from Kohima.
Odisha
- Odisha State Museum
- Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhubaneswar
- Tribal Research Institute Museum
- Odisha Ancient Sea Trade Museum, Cuttack
Puducherry
- Pondicherry Museum
Punjab
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Virasat-e-Khalsa established in 2011 showcases sikhism.
- National Institute of Sports, Patiala
- Sanghol Museum, Sanghol
- Sikh Ajaibghar, Balongi
- Virasat-e-Khalsa, Anandpur Sahib
- Central Sikh Museum, inside Harmandir Sahib complex, Amritsar[9]
Rajasthan
Main article: List of museums and art galleries in Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
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Government Museum, Chennai complex by Willie Burke, c. 1905
- Chennai Railway Museum, Chennai
- Gandhi Memorial Museum, Madurai
- Gass Forest Museum, Coimbatore
- Government Museum, Chennai (largest in the state)
- Government Museum, Cuddalore
- Government Museum, Karur
- Government Museum, Pudukkottai (second largest in the state)
- Government Museum, Tiruchirappalli
- INS Vela (S40)
- Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Library, Erode
- Railway Heritage Centre, Tiruchirappalli
- Saraswathi Mahal Library, Thanjavur
- Vivekanandar Illam, Chennai
- Government Museum, Salem
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Telangana State Archaeology Museum, Hyderabad established in 1930 .
Telangana
- Alampur Museum
- Telangana State Archaeology Museum, Hyderabad
- Birla Science Museum, Hyderabad
- City Museum, Hyderabad
- Nizam Museum, Hyderabad
- Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad
- Veiled Rebecca of Salar Jung Museum
Tripura
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Ujjayanta palace is the largest museum in Northeast India
Uttar Pradesh
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Swaraj Bhavan, Allahabad established as a museum in 1970.
- Allahabad Museum, Allahabad
- Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences, Aligarh
- Kanpur Sangrahalaya, Kanpur
- Government Museum, Mathura
- Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden, Noida
- Sarnath Museum, Sarnath
- Swaraj Bhavan (old Anand Bhavan), Allahabad
Uttarakhand
- Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
- Zonal Anthropological Museum, Anthropological Survey of India, Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun. 248 195.
- Mathpal's Museum and Art Gallery, Geetadham, Bhimtal (Nainital)
- HIMANI Nature Museum, Geetadham, Bhimtal (Nainital)
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Victoria Memorial, Kolkata established in 1921.
West Bengal
Main article: List of museums in West Bengal
- Indian Museum, Kolkata
- Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
- Sabarna Sangrahashala, Kolkata
- Asutosh Museum of Indian Art, Kolkata
- Birla Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
- State Archaeological Gallery, Kolkata
- KMOMA, Kolkata
- Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
- Gurusaday Museum, Kolkata
- Jorasanko Thakur Bari, Kolkata
- Marble Palace, Kolkata
- Zonal Anthropological Museum, Salt Lake Kolkata. (www.ansi.gov.in)
Museums in Murshidabad District (In West Bengal)[10]
- Hazarduari Palace Museum, Murshidabad (Owner - Archaeological Survey of India, & Govt. of West Bengal)
- Kathgola Bagan Palace Museum, Murshidabad
- Jagatseth Palace Museum, Murshidabad
- Wasif Manjil (New Palace) Museum, Murshidabad
- Murshidabad Zilla Museum, Jiaganj, Murshidabad (Owner - Govt. of West Bengal)
- Nashipur Rajbari Museum & Art Gallery, Murshidabad
- Cossimbazar Choto Rajbari Museum, Berhampore, Murshidabad[10]
See also
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.
- ↑ "Museum showcases beautiful marine life of Andaman". ANI. Yahoo News. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ http://www.statemuseumranchi.in/
- ↑ "Piramal Art Foundation". piramalartfoundation.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "INSIDE THE PIRAMAL GROUP'S NEW MUSEUM OF ART".
- ↑ "Security Check Required". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ http://www.goldentempleamritsar.org/places-to-visit-in-golden-temple-amritsar/Central-Sikh-Museum.php
- 1 2 Chandra, Arup (2015). Murshidabad Itibritta. Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal: Basabhumi Prakashan. p. 169. ISBN 9788193047422.
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