List of museums in India

This is a list of notable museums in India by state and union territory:

List

Andhra Pradesh

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Bapu Museum Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh 1887
Chandavaram Buddhist site Chandavaram, Prakasam district Andhra Pradesh 1980
Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum Kadapa Andhra Pradesh 1982
Telugu Samskruthika Niketanam Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 2015
Victory at Sea War memorial Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 1971
Kursura Submarine Museum Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 2002
TU 142 Aircraft Museum Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 2017
Visakha Museum Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 1991

Arunachal Pradesh

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Jawaharlal Nehru Museum Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh 1980

Assam

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Shankardev Kalakshetra Guwahati Assam 2024
Assam State Museum Guwahati Assam 1940
Mayong Central Museum and Emporium Mayong Assam 2002

Bihar

Patna Museum, Patna, established in 1917.
Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
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
Rajendra Smriti Sangrahalaya Patna Bihar 1963
Shrikrishna Science Centre Patna Bihar 1978
Gandhi Sangrahalaya Patna Bihar 1967

Chandigarh

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Government Museum and Art Gallery Chandigarh Chandigarh 1968

Goa

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
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

Gujarat

Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery in Vadodara, established in 1894.
Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Calico Museum of Textiles Ahmedabad Gujarat 1949
Conflictorium Ahmedabad Gujarat 2013
Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya Ahmedabad Gujarat
Gujarat Science City Ahmedabad Gujarat
Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum Ahmedabad Gujarat 1984
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial Ahmedabad Gujarat 1980
Sanskar Kendra Ahmedabad Gujarat 1954
Swaminarayan Museum Ahmedabad Gujarat 2011
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
Smritivan Earthquake Memorial and Museum Bhuj Gujarat 2022
Saraswati Mandir Surat Gujarat
Science Centre, Surat Surat Gujarat
Shristhal Sangrahalay Siddhpur Gujarat 2017

Haryana

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
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

Himachal Pradesh

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Shivalik Fossil Park Sirmaur Himachal Pradesh
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives Dharamsala Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Dogra Art Museum Jammu Jammu and Kashmir 1954
SPS Museum Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir 1898

Jharkhand

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Ranchi Science Centre Ranchi Jharkhand
State Museum Hotwar Ranchi Jharkhand

Karnataka

Government Museum, Bengaluru, established in 1865.
Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Archaeological Museum, Vijayapura Bijapur 1892
Government Museum, Bengaluru Bengaluru Karnataka 1864
National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore Bengaluru Karnataka 2009
Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum Bengaluru Karnataka 1962
Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath Bengaluru Karnataka 1960
HAL Aerospace Museum Bengaluru Karnataka
Venkatappa Art Gallery Bengaluru Karnataka
Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) Bengaluru Karnataka 2015
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

Kerala

Napier Museum in Thiruvananthapuram, established in 1855.
Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
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 1857
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

Ladakh

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum of Central Asian and Kargil Trade Artefacts Kargil Ladakh 2004

Madhya Pradesh

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Indore Museum Indore Madhya Pradesh 1929
Bharat Bhavan Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 1982
Museum of Mankind(Manav Sangrahalaya) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 1977
State Museum, Bhopal Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 1903
Tribal Museum Bhopal Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 2013
Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 1997
Regional Science Centre, Bhopal Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 1995
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

Maharashtra

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly Prince of Wales Museum) in Mumbai, established in 1922.
Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
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 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
Pragati Aerospace Museum Ozar Maharashtra 2001

Manipur

Further information: List of tourist attractions in Manipur
Two hiyang hiren watercrafts flanked by two tanna hi watercrafts, inside the Hijagang Museum in the Kangla Fort, Imphal, opened to the public in 2013
A statue of Netaji Subhashchandra Bose standing in the Indian National Army War Museum (INA War Museum) inside the INA Memorial Complex in Moirang, established in 1985
Name City/Town District Year Established
Archaeological Museum, Kangla Imphal Imphal West District 2017
Hijagang Imphal Imphal West District 2013
Imphal Peace Museum Imphal Imphal West District 2019
Indian National Army War Museum (INA War Museum) Moirang Bishnupur district 1985
Kangla Memento Museum Imphal Imphal West District 2018
Kangla Museum Imphal Imphal West District
Loktak Folklore Museum Thanga Bishnupur district 2016
Manipur State Museum Imphal Imphal West District 1969
Sekta Archaeological Living Museum Sekta Imphal East district 1991

Mizoram

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Mizoram State Museum Aizawl Mizoram

Nagaland

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Nagaland State Museum Kohima Nagaland 1970

Delhi

National Museum, New Delhi, established in 1949, is one of the largest in the country with a collection 2,00,000 plus artifacts.[1]
National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi, established in 1954, at the Jaipur House.
Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
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

Odisha State Museum, established in 1932.
Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Odisha State Museum Bhubaneshwar Odisha 1932
Tribal Research Institute Museum Bhubaneshwar Odisha
Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhubaneswar Bhubaneshwar Odisha

Puducherry

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Pondicherry Museum Puducherry Puducherry

Punjab

Virasat-e-Khalsa, established in 2011, showcases the history of sikhism.
Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
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

Rajasthan

Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur, established in 1887.
Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
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

Sikkim

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Namgyal Institute of Tibetology Gangtok Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Government Museum, Chennai complex by Willie Burke, c. 1905, established in 1851, is the second oldest museum in India.
Chennai Rail Museum, established in 2002.
Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
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

Telangana

Salarjung Museum in Hyderabad, established in 1951, is the largest collection of antiques of an individual in the world.
Telangana State Archaeology Museum, Hyderabad, established in 1930.
Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Alampur Museum Alampur Telangana
Birla Science Museum Hyderabad Telangana
City Museum Hyderabad Telangana
District Archaeological Museum, Nizamabad Nizamabad 2001
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

Tripura State Museum, established in 1970 in the Ujjayanta palace, is the largest museum in Northeast India.
Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
Tripura State Museum Agartala Tripura 1970

Uttar Pradesh

Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
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
Musa Dakri Museum Aligarh
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

West Bengal

Indian Museum, Kolkata, established in 1814, is the oldest and the largest[2] museum in Asia. It has a collection of 22,00,000 plus artifacts.[3]
Victoria Memorial in Kolkata, established in 1921.
Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established
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
Mother's Wax Museum Kolkata West Bengal
Asutosh Museum of Indian Art Kolkata West Bengal
Fanattic Sports Museum Kolkata West Bengal
Malda Museum Malda West Bengal
Rabindra Museum Mungpoo West Bengal
Hazarduari Palace Museum Murshidabad West Bengal

See also

By State

By subject

References

  1. ^ "Delhi- 100 years as the Capital". The Hindu. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011.
  2. ^ Indian Museum
  3. ^ Comptroller & Auditor General of India report No. 4 of 2005 (Civil) of Chapter III: Ministry of Culture, p: 31

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