List of museums in

India

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

Indian Museum, Kolkata, established in 1814, is the oldest and the largest [1] museum in Asia. It has a collection of 1,002,646 artifacts (as
on 31 March 2004). [2]
National Museum, New Delhi, established in 1949, is one of the largest in the country with a collection 2,00,000 plus artifacts. [3]

Government Museum, Chennai complex by Willie Burke, c. 1905, established in 1851, is the second oldest museum in India.

Salarjung Museum in Hyderabad, established in 1951, is the largest collection of antiques of an individual in the world.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly Price of Wales museum) in Mumbai, established in 1922.

National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi, established in 1954, at the Jaipur House.

Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery in Vadodara, established in 1894.

Napier Museum in Thiruvananthapuram, established in 1855.

Patna Museum, Patna, established in 1917.

Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur, established in 1887.

Government Museum, Bangalore, established in 1865.

Cowasji Jehangir Hall, Mumbai, is a modern art museum established in 1996.

Odisha State Museum, established in 1932.

Virasat-e-Khalsa, established in 2011, showcases the history of sikhism.

Chennai Rail Museum, established in 2002.

Telangana State Archaeology Museum, Hyderabad, established in 1930.

Victoria Memorial in Kolkata, established in 1921.

Tripura State Museum, established in 1970 in the Ujjayanta palace, is the largest museum in Northeast India.

List
 Year
Name City/Town State/Territory
Established

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

 Year
Name City/Town State/Territory
Established

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

Kargil Jammu and Kashmir 2004
and Kargil Trade Artefacts

Dogra Art Museum Jammu Jammu and Kashmir 1954

SPS Museum Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir 1898

 Year
Name City/Town State/Territory
Established

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

Bangalore Karnataka 1962
Museum

Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath Bangalore Karnataka 1960

HAL Aerospace Museum Bangalore Karnataka

Venkatappa Art Gallery Bangalore Karnataka

Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) Bangalore 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

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

 Year
Name City/Town State/Territory
Established

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

Mumbai Maharashtra 1922
Sangrahalaya

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

 Year
Name City/Town State/Territory
Established

Piramal Museum of Art (http://www.piramal

Mumbai Maharashtra 2016
museum.com/)

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

Nashik Maharashtra
Studies

Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum (Kaneri Math) Kolhapur Maharashtra

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum of Indian

Pune Maharashtra
History

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 Capital
National Museum Delhi 1949
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
Sanskriti Kendra Museum Delhi
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
National Science Centre Delhi
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum Delhi
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art Delhi 2010
Territory of Delhi
 Year
Name City/Town State/Territory
Established

National Capital
Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum Delhi
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
Indian Air Force Museum, Palam Delhi
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
Madame Tussauds Delhi Delhi
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
National Museum of Natural History Delhi
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
National Rail Museum Delhi 1977
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
National Gallery of Modern Art Delhi 1954
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
Teen Murti Bhavan Delhi 1930
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
Gandhi Smriti Delhi
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
Nehru Memorial Museum & Library Delhi
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
Parliament Museum Delhi
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
National Gandhi Museum Delhi
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
Sulabh International Museum of Toilets Delhi
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
Shankar's International Dolls Museum Delhi
Territory of Delhi

National Capital
Red Fort Archaeological Museum Delhi
Territory of Delhi
 Year
Name City/Town State/Territory
Established

National Capital
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art Delhi 2010
Territory of Delhi

Odisha State Museum Bhubaneshwar Odisha 1932

Tribal Research Institute Museum Bhubaneshwar Odisha

Regional Museum of Natural History,

Bhubaneshwar Odisha
Bhubaneswar

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

Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan 2007
History

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

 Year
Name City/Town State/Territory
Established

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

Hyderabad Telangana 1976
Art

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

Noida Uttar Pradesh
Garden
 Year
Name City/Town State/Territory
Established

Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and

Aligarh Uttar Pradesh
Sciences

Swaraj Bhavan (old Anand Bhavan) Allahabad Uttar Pradesh

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) 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

Malda Museum Malda West Bengal

Rabindra Museum Mungpoo West Bengal

Hazarduari Palace Museum Murshidabad West Bengal

Pragati Aerospace Museum Ozar Maharashtra 2001

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 (https://books.google.co
m/books?id=YNC1AAAAIAAJ) . Delhi: Oriental Publishers.

See also

List of archives in India

List of museums

Tourism in India

Culture of India

References
1. Indian Museum

2. Comptroller & Auditor General of India report No. 4 of 2005 (Civil) of Chapter III: Ministry of Culture, p: 31
 3. "Delhi- 100 years as the Capital" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110616135042/http://www.hindu.com/yw/2011/02/
01/stories/2011020150210200.htm) . The Hindu. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original (http://www.hindu.com/
yw/2011/02/01/stories/2011020150210200.htm) on 16 June 2011.

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